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What does staphylo mean when placed in front of a bacterium?
a clump of bacteria
What does the wors staphylo mean when placed in front of bacterium must mean?
It means that its a clump, or a cluster.
What prefix means cluster of bacteria?
The prefix "micro-" refers to small or microscopic organisms like bacteria.
What shape is a hepatitis a virus?
Coccus is the shape and some pictures ive seen is Staphylo Staphylo-Coccus
What do the prefixes diplo strepto and staphylo relate to when dealing with bacteria?
Bacteria often grow in characteristic patterns or grouping.· Prefix diplo- cell arranged in pairs· Prefix staphylo- cells arranged in clusters· Prefix strepto- refers to bacteria arrange in chains
Is E. coli streptobacillus or staphylobacillus?
E. coli is streptobacillus. Staphylobacillus does not exist because bacillus cells only divide across the short axis, so the staphylo- (cluster-like) arrangement does not exist for bacillus.
What do you call a cluster of bacterial cells living together?
it is called a staphylo- and you either add on coccus or bacillus on the to make it form... coccus is a spherical shape and bacillus is a rod-shaped bacteria and when grouped together they are called staphylococcus or staphylobacillus
Is streptococcus single celled?
Yes; all bacteria (with the exception of a few at certain life cycle stages) are single-celled. Strepto- refers to the chain-like arrangement of the cells when there are several present (as opposed to staphylo- which would be a bunching of them like grapes). -coccus refers to the shape, which is golbular and round (as opposed to bacillus, which are rod-shaped).
What are the three different growth patterns of bacteria?
Diplo- is a prefix that refers to a paired arrangement of cell growth. The prefix Staphylo- describes an arrangement of cells that resemble grapes. Strepto- is a prefix that refers to an arrangement of chains of cells. ( hope this helps)
Who was king Henry and what did he do?
he was a mean person who lived with mean people in a mean castle on a mean hill in a mean country in a mean continent in a mean world in a mean solar system in a mean galaxy in a mean universe in a mean dimension
What is the medical term for berry shaped bacteria in twisted chains?
Staphylococci (singular staphylococcus) are berry-shaped bacteria found in clusters. "Coccus" is the general term for spherical bacteria. "Staphylo-" comes from the Greek word for grapes, and indicates the clusters of bacteria found in typical colonies.
What does (.)(.) mean?
you mean what you mean
