Morphologies and Arrangements Flashcards
1
Q
What is coccus?
A
Round (like a sphere)
2
Q
What is bacillus?
A
rod (like a dash - )
3
Q
What is vibrio?
A
curved rod (like a Cheeto puff)
4
Q
What is coccobacilli?
A
Short rod
5
Q
What is spirillum?
A
spiral (similar to wavy hair)
6
Q
What is spirochete?
A
helical spiral that is long and loose (corkscrew shaped)
7
Q
What is single, random?
A
One
8
Q
What is diplo?
A
Two, a pair
9
Q
What are tetrads?
A
a group of four cells that are arranged as a square
10
Q
What is strepto?
A
Chain
11
Q
What is staphylo?
A
Cluster
