Plump coccobacilli that tend to resist alcohol decolorization and may be mistaken for Neisseria spp. are:
a. Bordetella spp.
b. S. maltophilia.
c. Acinetobacter spp.
d. P. oryzihabitans.
C
Acinetobacter spp. are plump coccobacilli that tend to resist alcohol decolorization. The Borde-tella spp. are coccobacilli or short rods. S. maltophilia, P. oryzihabitans, and P. luteola are short-to-medium–sized straight rods.
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