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3 Bacteria Shapes
Microbiology - 3 Bacteria Shapes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cocci | Round/Sperical |
| Cocci | Diplococci of Streptococcus Pneumoniae (Gram +) |
| Cocci | Streptococci of Streptococcus Pyogenes (Gram +) |
| Cocci | Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (Gram -) |
| Cocci | Sarcinae |
| Sarcinae | 8 cells, 2 plates of 4 cells each |
| Sarcina Lutea | Merisopedia is tetrads forming a plate |
| Staphules | Bunches of grapes like in Staphylococcus Aureus (common pus forming bacteria, Gram +) |
| Pleomorhic | No specific shape, Mycoplasmae do not have a complete cell wall) |
| Pleomorhic | curved rods, short curved rod of Vibrio Choleae (Gram -) |
| Vibrio Cholerae | Most deadly dehydration causing |
| Pleomorhic | Flagella |
| Flagella | Spirrilum Minor |
| Spirrilum Minor | Gram +, Member of family Spirillaceae |
| Spirrilum Minor | causes rat bite fever |
| Pleomorhic | Spirochaetes (screwing in soft tissue - mucous membrane) |
| Spirochaetes | Treponema Pallidum |
| Treponema Pallidum | Syphilis Agent |
| Spirochaetes | Borrelia Burgdorfer |
| Borrelia Burgdorfer | Lyme disease agent (tick borne) |
| Spirochaetes | Leptospira Interrogans |
| Leptospira Interrogans | Jaundice like leptospriosis |
| Pleomorhic | Special Shapes - star of stella, squares of Haloarula |
| Bacilli | Straight rods |
| Bacilli | Flat ends, round ends, fusiform |
| Bacilli | all can be seen in different species of Bacillus (Gram +) |
| Bacilli | B. Subtilis |
| B. Subtilis | arranged as Strepto-Bacillary short/long filiament of bacilli |
| Bacilli | Corynebacterium Diphtheriae |
| Corynebacterium Diptheriae | diphtheroid arrangement |
| diptheroid arrangement | picket fence, chinese lettering, pallisading |
| Bacilli | Rosette Caulobacter |
| Bacilli | Coccobacillary Rickettsiae |