The client's culture report indicates the presence of gram-negative cocci in the urine. This means that the bacteria are:
1. round with thin cell walls.
2. round with thick cell walls.
3. rod-shaped with thin cell walls.
4. spiral-shaped with thin cell walls.
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Gram-negative cocci are round with thin cell walls.
Rationale 2: Gram-positive bacteria have thick walls.
Rationale 3: Bacilli are rod shaped.
Rationale 4: Spirilla are spiral shaped.
Global Rationale: Bacteria are often described by their basic shape, which can be readily determined microscopically. Those with rod shapes are called bacilli, those that are spherical are called cocci, and those that are spiral are called spirilla. One of the simplest methods of classifying microbes is to examine them microscopically after a crystal violet Gram stain has been applied to the microbes. Bacteria that have thinner cell walls will lose the violet stain and are called gram negative.
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