NCIt definition : Any bacteria with a shape between that of a sphere and a rod that contains low levels
of peptidoglycan in its cell wall and stains pink with the Gram staining technique.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacteria intermediate in morphology between a spherical-shaped coccus and
a rod-shaped bacillus that contains low levels of peptidoglycan in its cell wall and
stains pink with the Gram staining technique.;