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(A) Growth of Paracoccus yeei colonies on Columbia blood agar. Note the presence of raised colonies of mucoid, shiny brownish appearance. (B) Gram stain of Paracoccus yeei. Note the presence of coccobacilli arranged in pairs and with peripheral Gram negative staining ("0'' appearance). Inset shows a magnified image of the Gram stain to illustrate the "0'' staining appearance.
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After 48 h, aerobic growth was noted on CBA of round -raised colonies of mucoid, shiny brownish appearance that were oxidase and catalase positive (Fig. 1A). Gram stain showed Gram-negative coccobacilli arranged in pairs, with peripheral staining ("0'' appearance), as described previously (Fig. 1B).