대한의료관련감염관리학회 Korean Society for Healthcare-associated infection Control and Prevention.

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Classification of bacteria according to staining pattern

Gram stain Shape Grouping pattern Examples
Positive Cocci Clusters Staphylococcus spp.
Chains Streptococcus spp.
Chains in pair Streptococcus pneumoniae
Bacilli - Clostridium spp. Listeria spp.
Negative Cocci Pairs Neisseria spp.
Bacilli Random Klebsiella spp., E. coli
Curved Vibrio spp., Campylobacter spp.
Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2020;25:79~85 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2020.25.2.79
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