Ch. 4 -- Bacterial Arrangements Flashcards
1
Q
Cocci
A
round, spherical
2
Q
Bacilli
A
rod- shaped
3
Q
Diplo
A
in pair
4
Q
strepto
A
chains
5
Q
Tetrads
A
groups of four
6
Q
Sarcina
A
cubical oackages
7
Q
Staphyl
A
irregular clusters
8
Q
Palisades
A
bacilli singles that line up
9
Q
Pleomorphism
A
variation in cell shape and size within a single species: examples: mycoplasma and corynebacterium (club shaped)
10
Q
Mycoplasma
A
lacks cell wall, causing it to easily change shapes
11
Q
Spirillum
A
rigid helix, moves like a corkscrew, can be in tufts
12
Q
Spirochete
A
flexible helix, periplasmic flagella (endoplasmic flagella or axial filaments), can swim by rotation or by creeping, like a slinky
