Difficult bacteria, help anyone?

[azstate498]

I am doing a research project where we are to swab different items and then we are to determine the bacteria found on them. However there is one I am stuggling with identifying it's shape because it looks like it could be either rod or cocci grouped. Any thoughts?

[stylishshashank]

this is bacillus(rod shaped) bacteria

[billw]

The resolution is not great so it is hard to tell, but most of them appear to be diplococci, rather than short bacilli.

[mamoru]

The resolution is not great so it is hard to tell, but most of them appear to be diplococci, rather than short bacilli.

It is pretty difficult to tell, but I find myself agreeing with this.

[charuta]

this is lookin like a diplococci
can u post more resolved pic?

[borowanovsky]

Based on the picture I would say it is a gram negative rod (short bacilli). However, on the certain spots it makes me think twice, if you could give a pic with better resolution it would be good, this one looks kind of muddy.
Sorry that I cannot give a better opinion at this moment!