Paracoccus yeei
- nonfermenting Gram negative; often mucoid yellow colonies
- unique donut-shaped morphology on Gram stain from a leg wound
Paracoccus yeei. Non fermenting. Occasionally found in wounds.
A cool find, a single mucoid colony from a leg wound). Gram neg coccoi "circles" ("Like Cheerios!" said the tech).
Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd
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