Gram stain B. pseudomallei from blood culture bottle

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Gram stain B. pseudomallei from culture colony
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Burkholderia
pseudomallei

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Gram Stain Characteristics

B. pseudomallei appears as small, straight, or slightly curved Gram-negative

rod; may demonstrate bipolar morphology in direct specimens

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