Gram Stain Identification Tree
Decision tree separating Gram-positive vs Gram-negative bacteria.
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digraph gram {
rankdir=TB;
graph [bgcolor=transparent];
node [shape=box, style="rounded,filled", fontname=Inter, fontsize=10];
Stain [label="Gram stain result", fillcolor="#fce7f3"];
Pos [label="Gram-positive (purple)", fillcolor="#7c3aed", fontcolor="white"];
Neg [label="Gram-negative (pink)", fillcolor="#dc2626", fontcolor="white"];
Pcocci [label="Cocci?"];
Pgroup [label="Cluster vs chain?"];
Cluster [label="Staphylococcus\n(grape clusters)", fillcolor="#dbeafe"];
Chain [label="Streptococcus / Enterococcus", fillcolor="#dbeafe"];
Prods [label="Rods", fillcolor="#dbeafe"];
Spore [label="Spore-forming?"];
Bacillus [label="Bacillus / Clostridium", fillcolor="#dbeafe"];
Listeria [label="Listeria / Corynebacterium", fillcolor="#dbeafe"];
Ncocci [label="Cocci → Neisseria, Moraxella", fillcolor="#dbeafe"];
Nrods [label="Rods"];
Lactose [label="Lactose-fermenting?"];
Ferm [label="E. coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter", fillcolor="#dbeafe"];
Nonferm [label="Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Shigella", fillcolor="#dbeafe"];
Stain -> Pos; Stain -> Neg;
Pos -> Pcocci; Pcocci -> Pgroup; Pgroup -> Cluster; Pgroup -> Chain;
Pos -> Prods; Prods -> Spore; Spore -> Bacillus; Spore -> Listeria;
Neg -> Ncocci;
Neg -> Nrods; Nrods -> Lactose; Lactose -> Ferm; Lactose -> Nonferm;
}