BACTERIOLOGY - arrangement & morphology

Bacillus (plural: Bacilli)

Bacterial Morphology

• rod shaped

Coccus (plural: Cocci)

Bacterial Morphology

• spherical

Spirillus (plural: Spirilli)

Bacterial Morphology

• spiral

Vibrio

Bacterial Morphology

• curve like a comma

Spirillum

Bacterial Morphology

• corkscrew with flagella

Spirochete

Bacterial Morphology

• coiled spring without flagella

Diplococci

Grouping Arrangements

• paired organism (e.g. gonococci,pneumococci)

Staphylococci

Grouping Arrangements

• cluster like grapes (e.g.Staphylococcus aureus).

Streptococci

Grouping Arrangements

• chain microbes

Tetrads

Grouping Arrangements

• four in groups

Sarcinae

Grouping Arrangements

• cubical pockets of eight

Chinese character

Grouping Arrangements

• Diphtheria bacilli

Parallel character

Grouping Arrangements

• Lepra bacilli