Large numbers of a poorly stained, beaded, gram-positive bacilli in a sputum specimen might be which bacterium?

Name: Large numbers of a poorly stained, beaded, gram-positive bacilli in a sputum specimen might be which bacterium?
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Because of their cell wall makeup, mycobacteria usually appear as slender, poorly stained, beaded gram-positive bacilli on Gram stain; sometimes they appear as "gram-neutral" or "gram-ghosts" by failing to take up either crystal violet or safranin.

Large Numbers of a Poorly Stained, Beaded, Gram-Positive Bacilli in a Sputum