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"What does S. aureus look like under Gram's stain"? <---i'll answer that

There are several species of staph, i assume you're referring to S. aureus. It is purple (gram positive) diplococci (2 little balls stuck together)

sometimes the 2 cells can clump together in rows giving the appearance of parallel rows.

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