Micro EX 1: Bacteria Names Flashcards
What shape: bacillus
Rod
What shape: coccus
Sphere
What shape: spirillium
Spiral
What shape: vibrio
Comma
What shape: staphylo
Clusters
What shape: strepto
Chain
Name the shape and the arrangement: Staphylococcus aureus
Spherical bacteria arranged in clusters
Name the shape and the arrangement: Streptococcus pyogenes
Spherical bacteria arranged in chains
Name the shape and the arrangement: Bacillus subtilis
Rod shaped bacteria
Name the shape and the arrangement: Rhodospirillium rubrum
Spiral shaped bacteria
Name the shape and the arrangement: Vibrio cholerae
Comma shaped bacteria
Name the bacteria colony color: Staphylococcus aureus
Gold colonies
Name the bacteria colony color: Micrococcus luteus
Yellow colonies
Name the bacteria colony color: Chromobacterium violaceum
Purple colonies
Name the bacteria for their habitat(location): Escherichia coli
Colon or intestine
Name the bacteria for their habitat(location): Staphylococcus epidermidis
Skin
Name the bacteria for their habitat(location): Helicobacter pylori
Stomach; pyloric region
Who is this bacteria named after? Klebsiella pneumoniae
Edwin Klebs
Who is this bacteria named after? Escherichia coli
Escherich
Who is this bacteria named after? Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Neisser
Name the disease that caused this bacteria: Klebsiella pneumoniae
Pneumonia
Name the disease that caused this bacteria: Bacillus anthracis
Anthrax
Name the disease that caused this bacteria: Vibrio cholerae
Cholera
Name the disease that caused this bacteria: Methanococcus
Methane
Give an example of a genus of a bacteria named after a person.
Escherichia coli
Give an example of a genus spherical bacteria that comes in chains.
Streptococcus
Give an example of a genus named for their location.
Staphylococcus epidermdis or Escherichia coli
Give an example of a bacteria named for their location.
Escherichia coli or Heliobacter pylori or Staphylococcus epidermidis
Give an example of a bacteria named based on the Colony color.
Staphylococcus aureus or Micrococcus luteus
Give an example of a comma shaped bacteria.
Vibrio cholerae
