Morphological and Cultural Characteristics Flashcards

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spherical shaped bacteria are called

A

coccus; cocci

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rod shaped bacteria are called

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bacillus; bacilli

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helical & curved bacteria are called

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vibrio, spirillum, spirilli, spirochetes

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4
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diplo means

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there are 2 bacterium

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tetrad means

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there are 4 bacterium

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strepto means

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the bacterium is in a line formation

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staphylo means

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there is a clump/cluster of bacterium

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8
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coccobacillus means

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the bacterium is oval shaped

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9
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vibrio means

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curved bacterium

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10
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spiral means

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complete 360 turn

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