microbiology
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Under a microscope, which organism would appear as a chain of rod-shaped cells?
'Strepto-' refers to long chains. Bacillus are shaped like small rods. Therefore, streptobacillus would appear as a chain of rod-shaped cells.
Bacillus is a genus of bacteria that also refers to what cell shape?
Rod
Which of the following BEST describes the bacteria in this image?
Staphylococcus
The three forms of spiral bacteria are _____.
The spiral-shaped bacteria come in three forms: vibrio, spirillum, and spirochete.
Under a microscope, which organism would appear as a grape-like cluster of round cells?
The strep throat bacteria Streptococcus forms long chains of cocci. If the dividing bacteria form an irregular, grape-like cluster, the prefix staphylo- is added.
