A | B |
bacteria | germs or microbes |
cilia | many hairs around bacteria that help it move |
flagella | tail-like hair that help bacteria move |
non-pathogenic | helpful bacteria |
pathogenic | disease-causing bacteria |
parasite | an organism that lives off another organisam |
shape of cocci | round |
shape of baccilli | rod |
shape of spirilla | spiral |
staph | cocci bacteria that grows in clusters like grapes |
diplococci | cocci bacteria that grows in pairs |
strep | cocci bacteria that grows in a string of beads |
cocci | most common type of bacteria |
cocci | bacteria with no mobility |
staph | cocci bacteria that produces pustules and boils |
causes pneumonia | diplococci |
causes lockjaw | bacilli |
causes strep and blood poisoning | streptococci |
causes syphillis and lyme disease | spirilla |
vegetative or active | stage when bacteria grow and reproduce |
spore-forming or inactive | stage when bacteria sleep and float around |
local infection | infection found in one spot |
general infection | infection found in blood stream |