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Bacteriology

Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Listeria monocytogenes

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An unvaccinated child has a sore throat, low-grade fever, and marked anterior neck swelling after close contact with a recently ill relative. Examination shows a firmly adherent gray pharyngeal membrane. A culture produces dark colonies on tellurite-containing medium.

Which additional microscopic finding would most strongly support the suspected organism?