Gram staining cannot distinguish between pathogens and non-pathogens among alpha-hemolytic streptococci and Neisseria in the throat.
Gram staining cannot differentiate between pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains of alpha-hemolytic streptococci and Neisseria found in the throat.
| Front | Gram (+) cocci (α-hemolytic streptococci) and gram (-) cocci (Neisseriae) are normally present in the throat There is no way to differentiate pathogens from non-pathogens by the Gram stain |
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