Bacterial Morphology

Examples of cocci (2)
- Staph aureus
- Streptococci
Ex of straight rods (2):
- Pseudomonas
- E coli
Ex of Curved rods (1)

Campylobacter jejuni
Ex. of branching bact (3):
- Actinomyces
- Nocardia
- Dermatophilus
Ex. of spiral bact (2):
- Leptospira
- Borrelia
Ex. of cocco-bacillary (1):

Pasteurella
Ex. of pleomorphic bact (1)

Cyanobacterium
Ex. of bacteria with no particular shape

Mycoplasma
Cocci that often form bunches

Staph aureus
Cocci that often form chains

Streptococcus
Pseudomonas (shape and stain):
- Gr -
- Rods
E. Coli (shape and stain):
- Gr -
- Rods
Campylobacter jejuni (shape and stain):
- Gr -
- Curved rods
Actinomyces (shape and stain):
- G+
- Branching
Nocardia (shape and stain):
- G+
- Branching
"Railroad track" appearance

Dermatophilus
Pasteurella (shape and stain):
- G-
- Coccobacilli
Corynebacterium (shape and stain):
- G+
- Pleomorphic
Mycoplasma (shape and stain):
- Stains poorly, Giemsa Stain
- No particular shape
- (NO CELL WALL)
Mycobacterium (stain):

Acid Fast
Leptospira (shape and stain):
- spirochete
- Silver Stain
Bipolar staining is present in (1):

Pasteurella
What layer takes up stain in...

G- :
G+ :
- G- : Peptidoglycan
- G+ : LPS (lipid polysaccharide)
Virulence factor of Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Thick Capsule
Virulence factor of Salmonella

Flagella
Virulence factor of E. Coli

Pili and Flagella
Spores are found in... (2)
- Clostridium
- Bacillus
Bacteria with an excessively long doubling time

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Bacterial Morphology

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Bacterial Morphology

Updated

2011-01-19T20:30:21Z

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