Bacterial Arrangement and Naming

Spirilla

Any of various other spiral-shaped microorganisms. Spirillum. A genus of large, aerobic, gram-negative bacteria having an elongated spiral form and a tuft of flagella. Such as Spirochaetes and Leptospira.

Bacilli

Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming, aerobic bacteria of the genus Bacillus that often occur in chains and include anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax.

Tetra

Prefix meaning four.

Diplo

Prefix meaning two.

Staphylo

Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. Under the microscope, they appear round, and form in grape-like clusters. The Staphylococcus genus includes at least 40 species.

Strepto

Streptococcus is a genus of coccus Gram-positive bacteria belonging to the phylum Firmicutes and the order Lactobacillales.

Hypha

A hypha (plural hyphae, from Greek ὑφή, huphḗ, "web") is a long, branching filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium. Yeasts are unicellular fungi that do not grow as hyphae.

Stalk

A stalklike support for a sessile animal, or for an organ in an animal.

Cocci

Coccus is any bacterium that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape. Examples: Streptococcus pyogenes

Sarcina

Sarcina is a genus of Gram-positive cocci bacteria in the family Clostridiaceae. A synthesizer of microbial cellulose, various members of the genus are human flora and may be found in the skin and large intestine.

Palisades

Shape of Bacterial Cell. Cocci (or coccus for a single cell) are round cells, sometimes slightly flattened when they are adjacent to one another. Bacilli (or bacillus for a single cell) are rod-shaped bacteria.