cocci - ANS-round/spherical
bacilli - ANS-rod shaped
vibrio - ANS-coma
spirilla/spirochete - ANS-rods with curves; difference is movement
pleiomorphic - ANS-variable, indistinct shape. Can change. Most common
diplo - ANS-in pairs
staphylo - ANS-irregular grape-like clusters
strepto - ANS-in chains
tetrad - ANS-in packets of 4
palisade - ANS-long side of bacillus parallel to each other
gram + - ANS-purple/blue
gram - - ANS-reddish-pink
psychrophiles - ANS-cold loving microbes (0-10/11*C)
mesophiles - ANS-moderate temperature loving microbes (12-44*C)
thermophiles - ANS-heat loving microbes (45*C and above)
extremophiles - ANS-way beyond normal conditions
below 0*C and above 55*C
thermoduric - ANS-Don't like high temperatures, but they can survive
acidophiles - ANS-pH= 0- 5.5