Bacteria

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Bacteria

• The kingdom Monera

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Basic Shapes of Bacteria

• Coccus (cocci) - berry, sphere shape
• Bacillus - rod shape
• Spirillum / spirochete - corkscrew, spiral shape

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Bacterial Formationsprefix names

• Diplo- groups of 2
• strepto - chains
• staphylo - clump

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Examples of bacterialformations
diplococcus
diplobacillus
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streptococcus
streptobacillus
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staphylococcus
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Description of behaviors

• Parasites - live off of live host
• saprophytes - live off of dead host (decomposer)

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PATHOGENS - lethal or disease causing
organisms?never open your petri dishes and
always clean off your desk and wash your hands
after doing any microbiological exercise!!!!!