Coccus
Spherical shape
Bacillus
Rod-like shape
Spriillum
Spiral shape
Capsules prevent
Phagocytosis, desiccation and help bacteria adhere to surfaces
Bacteria produce ______ when faced with nutrient deprivation during extreme conditions
Endospores
Ecoli and treponema pallidum
Both are gram negative; e-coli is spherical and treponema is spiral
Clostridium botulinum and streptococcus are…
Gram positive; clostridium is rod liked and streptococcus is spherical
Heat fixing
Kills bacteria
Crystal violet is used to
Stain bacteria
Mutualistic bacteria vs. commensal
Both the bacteria and host benefit (human gut); beneficial to bacteria but not harmful/helpful to host (mouth)