102 microbiology Flashcards
What are the three types of COCCI bacteria?
Staphylococci, Streptococci, and Diplococci(they are round)
What are the two types of bacteria?
Non-pathogenic and pathogenic
What percent of bacteria is non-pathogenic
70%
Are bacteria or viruses bigger?
Bacteria are bigger
What two kinds of cocci bacteria form pus?
Staphylococci and Streptococci
What do STAPHYLOCOCCI LOOK LIKE?
Grape like bunches and clusters (presents in a abscesses, pustules and boils)
What do STREPTOCOCCI look like?
Long chains(causes strep throat and septicemia{blood poisoning})
What do DIPLOCOCCI look like?
The grow in Pairs(cause pneumonia)
What do BACILLI look like?
Bars (cause tetanus or tuberculosis, most common bacteria)
What do SPIRILLA look like?
Spirals (cause highly contagious diseases e.g. STDS and Lyme disease)
Bacteria travel through the…
Air
Bacilli and spirilla travel though…
Fluids
What are the two stages for bacteria?
Active and inactive (active is when the bacteria is growing in a dark, damp and dirty place. Inactive is when the bacteria is dying or a spore)
How do BACILLI AND SPIRILLA move?
They move with flagella (flah-JEL-ah) or cilia (SIL-ee-a) propelling them through liquid
How do viruses survive?
They need a host(they are not treatable by antibiotics)