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Gram-staining microscopy (left) for S. pyogenes sample isolated from blood sample. The microbe forms chains (white arrow) and is Gram positive. β-haemolytic changes (right; yellow arrows) seen on blood agar on cultivation of S. pyogenes colonies. Note the presence of minor contamination on the blood agar plate from an undetermined source.
