Morphological and Cultural Characteristics Flashcards
1
Q
spherical shaped bacteria are called
A
coccus; cocci
2
Q
rod shaped bacteria are called
A
bacillus; bacilli
3
Q
helical & curved bacteria are called
A
vibrio, spirillum, spirilli, spirochetes
4
Q
diplo means
A
there are 2 bacterium
5
Q
tetrad means
A
there are 4 bacterium
6
Q
strepto means
A
the bacterium is in a line formation
7
Q
staphylo means
A
there is a clump/cluster of bacterium
8
Q
coccobacillus means
A
the bacterium is oval shaped
9
Q
vibrio means
A
curved bacterium
10
Q
spiral means
A
complete 360 turn