Microbiology An Introduction: 12th
Edition, Chapter 4
, coccus/cocci - CORRECT ANSWERS-meaning berry, spherical bacteria
bacillus/bacilli - CORRECT ANSWERS-meaning little rods or walking sticks, rod shaped
bacteria
spiral - CORRECT ANSWERS-spiral shaped bacteria
diplocci - CORRECT ANSWERS-cocci that remain in pairs after dividing
streptococci - CORRECT ANSWERS-cocci that remain attached after dividing in a
chain like pattern
tetrads - CORRECT ANSWERS-cocci that remain in a group of 4
sacrinae - CORRECT ANSWERS-cocci that divide in three planes and remain attached,
chubbily shape of 8
staphylococci - CORRECT ANSWERS-cocci that divide and form grape like clusters
single bacilli - CORRECT ANSWERS-single rod of bacilli
diplobacilli - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacilli that appear in pairs after division
streptobacilli - CORRECT ANSWERS-chains of bacilli
coccobacilli - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacilli that appear shaped similar to cocci
vibrios - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacteria that look like curved rods
spirilla/spirillum - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacteria helical shape, corkscrew, fairly rigid
body
spirochetes - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacteria helical shape and flexible
monomorphic - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacteria that maintain a single shape
pleomorphic - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacteria that can have many shapes not just one
Glycocalyx - CORRECT ANSWERS-porkaryotes/bacteria secrete on external of cell
wall, general term for substances that surround cell, sticky, gelatinous polymer
composed of polysaccharide, polypeptide or both
capsule - CORRECT ANSWERS-if glycocalyx is firmly attached to cell wall it is called a
capsule,
Edition, Chapter 4
, coccus/cocci - CORRECT ANSWERS-meaning berry, spherical bacteria
bacillus/bacilli - CORRECT ANSWERS-meaning little rods or walking sticks, rod shaped
bacteria
spiral - CORRECT ANSWERS-spiral shaped bacteria
diplocci - CORRECT ANSWERS-cocci that remain in pairs after dividing
streptococci - CORRECT ANSWERS-cocci that remain attached after dividing in a
chain like pattern
tetrads - CORRECT ANSWERS-cocci that remain in a group of 4
sacrinae - CORRECT ANSWERS-cocci that divide in three planes and remain attached,
chubbily shape of 8
staphylococci - CORRECT ANSWERS-cocci that divide and form grape like clusters
single bacilli - CORRECT ANSWERS-single rod of bacilli
diplobacilli - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacilli that appear in pairs after division
streptobacilli - CORRECT ANSWERS-chains of bacilli
coccobacilli - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacilli that appear shaped similar to cocci
vibrios - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacteria that look like curved rods
spirilla/spirillum - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacteria helical shape, corkscrew, fairly rigid
body
spirochetes - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacteria helical shape and flexible
monomorphic - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacteria that maintain a single shape
pleomorphic - CORRECT ANSWERS-bacteria that can have many shapes not just one
Glycocalyx - CORRECT ANSWERS-porkaryotes/bacteria secrete on external of cell
wall, general term for substances that surround cell, sticky, gelatinous polymer
composed of polysaccharide, polypeptide or both
capsule - CORRECT ANSWERS-if glycocalyx is firmly attached to cell wall it is called a
capsule,