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Gram stain of purulent material from the oral abscess of our patient counterstained with safranin. Nearly all of the organisms seen in all fields were arranged in chains and packets, as seen in this image. Although the individual gram-negative rods are compatible with the appearance of C. rectus from culture, it is also possible that they are noncultivable organisms.
