Bacteria Flashcards
What are the 3 bacteria shapes an their description?
Bacilli- Rod shaped
Cocci- sphere (Circle) shaped
Spirals- spirochetes
Give examples of Cocci
-Diplococci-2
-Tetrad- 4
-Sarcina-8
Give examples of bacilli?
-Chain of bacilli
- Flagella rod (Salmonella)
-Spore former
Give examples of bacilli?
-Vibrois
-Spirilla
What does bacteria culture test do?
Help find harmful bacteria by using blood, urine and skin samples
What are the different bacteria cultures?
-Throat- strep throat
-Urine - UTI
-Sputum- Tb and pneumonia
-Blood
-Stool- food poisoning
What doe the fungal culture do?
Diagnose fungal infections
What are the different fungal cultures?
-Skin /nail scraping- skin infection
-Swab- yeast infection
What is e.coli shape and gram staining
- Rod shaped bacteria gram-negative
what is candida bacteria shape and gram staining?
Budding yeast cells Gram positive fungi
What is covid shape and gram staining?
Spike no gram staining due to lack of cell wall