Analysis of the second swab has confirmed that the causative organism is Streptococcus pyogenes, a gram-positive organism. Imagine that you are the technician looking at the Gram stain from Shelly's culture. What would you expect to see as you look through the microscope?
a. pink, rod-shaped organisms arranged in pairs
b. purple, spherical-shaped organisms arranged in grapelike clusters
c. pink, spherical-shaped organisms arranged in chainlike formations
d. purple, spherical-shaped organisms arranged in chainlike formations