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[[Bacteria|Bacteria]] have a wide variety of shapes (different [[Morphologies|morphologies]]) and sizes which are important in cell recognition and identification of [[Bacteria|bacteria]].<ref name="null">Madigan, M.T., Martinko, J.M., Stahl, D.A., Clark, D.P. (2012) Brock Biology of Micro-organisms. (13th ed.) San Francisco: Pearson Education. Page 76</ref> Cocci are spherical in shape and can be arranged: | [[Bacteria|Bacteria]] have a wide variety of shapes (different [[Morphologies|morphologies]]) and sizes which are important in cell recognition and identification of [[Bacteria|bacteria]].<ref name="null">Madigan, M.T., Martinko, J.M., Stahl, D.A., Clark, D.P. (2012) Brock Biology of Micro-organisms. (13th ed.) San Francisco: Pearson Education. Page 76</ref> Cocci are spherical in shape and can be arranged: | ||
*In pairs to form diplococci | *In pairs to form [[Diplococci|diplococci]] | ||
*In chains to form streptococci | *In chains to form streptococci | ||
*In grape like structures to form staphylococci | *In grape like structures to form staphylococci | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 22 October 2012
Bacteria have a wide variety of shapes (different morphologies) and sizes which are important in cell recognition and identification of bacteria.[1] Cocci are spherical in shape and can be arranged:
- In pairs to form diplococci
- In chains to form streptococci
- In grape like structures to form staphylococci
- In groups of 4 to form tetrads
- In cubic groups of 8 to form sarcinae
References
- ↑ Madigan, M.T., Martinko, J.M., Stahl, D.A., Clark, D.P. (2012) Brock Biology of Micro-organisms. (13th ed.) San Francisco: Pearson Education. Page 76