Hmmmmmmm..............it's frowned upon to report out "gram variable." :-) :-) :-) Judy Dilworth, M.T. (ASCP) Microbiology "Mr. Morphology" wrote: > Definitely Gram variable. Sometimes hot-safranin red; sometimes cool blue. > Hemolytic, virulent, produces numerous exotoxins in the form of usenet > postings. >