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Why streptococcus is in chain form and staphylococcus in cluster form?
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Streptococcus divide along a single cellular axis, and thus form chains.
Staphylococcus can divide along multiple axes, and thus forms clusters.
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What are the examples of mono cocci bacteria?
streptococcus is an example of cocci in chain form
What bacteria form a cluster of spheres?
Streptococcus specieseg:Streptococcus pneumoniaeStreptococcus oralisStreptococcus mutansetc.
Why does staphylococcus aureus cluster?
Staphylococcus aureus has the ability to divide in any plane, meaning a new daughter cell can begin to form and pinch off of the parent cell in any direction relative to the cluster or parent cell. Thus, a cluster forms as the cells divide in different planes. Other species, such as Streptococcus, cannot divide in multiple planes and thus tend to form chains instead of clusters.
Proteins is a long string of?
amino acids form a chain called a polypeptide chain and form a protein
In what form does the electron transport chain appear on earth?
In electricity!
What are the examples of mono cocci bacteria?
streptococcus is an example of cocci in chain form
What bacteria form a cluster of spheres?
Streptococcus specieseg:Streptococcus pneumoniaeStreptococcus oralisStreptococcus mutansetc.
Why does staphylococcus aureus cluster?
Staphylococcus aureus has the ability to divide in any plane, meaning a new daughter cell can begin to form and pinch off of the parent cell in any direction relative to the cluster or parent cell. Thus, a cluster forms as the cells divide in different planes. Other species, such as Streptococcus, cannot divide in multiple planes and thus tend to form chains instead of clusters.
What is the shape of staphylococcus aureus?
Staphylococcus is a coccus and so indiviual cells are round in shape. Groups of cells typically form grape like clusters because they divide along two planes rather than the chains formed by Streptococcus which only divide along one plane.
A round-shaped bacterium is called?
Coccus (singular)cocci (plural)spherical is cocci that form a chain is streptococci (responsible for strep throat)group or cluster- staphylococci (responsible for boils, skin infection and endocarditis)
What kind of bacteria can form on cooked meat at room temperature?
There are a number of bacteria that can grow on meat at room temperature, including Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus and Listeria.
What is the plural form of staphylococcus?
The plural form of staphylococcus is staphylococci.
What is the plural form of the word streptococcus?
The plural form of the word "streptococcus" is "streptococci."
What is the plural form of streptococcus?
streptococci
What is straphylococci?
Streptococcus is a Gram-positive bacteria which occur in chains. The term streptos in greek means twisted chains. Hence the name streptococcus. It causes bacterial pneumonia, endocarditis, meningitis etc Staphylococcus is a gram positive bacteria appearing round(coccus) and they form grape-like clusters. Most of them are harmless and appear normally on skin and mucous membrane of humans and other organisms.
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 a common contagious superficial skin infection caused by either streptococcus or staphylococcus aureus?
Yes, that is correct. The infection is called impetigo, and it is highly contagious. It commonly affects children and appears as red sores that burst and form a honey-colored crust. It can be treated with topical or oral antibiotics.
