| A | B |
|---|
| Conjugation | partial DNA transfer |
| Slime layer | loosley coated and attached glycocalx |
| Capsule | highly organized and tightly packed glycocalx |
| Gram positive bacteria | thick cell wall composed of peptidoglycan & cell membrane, crystal violet & stains purple |
| Gram negative bacteria | outer cell membrane, thin peptidoglycan layer, cell membrane, lose crystal violet & stain red |
| Lysis | cell death |
| Chromosome | single, circular, dsDNA molecule that contains all genetic info of the cell |
| Plasmid | free small circular dsDNA |
| Coccus | spherical |
| Bacillus | rod |
| Spirillum | helical |
| Phylogenic | classification based on genetic info |
| Phenotypic | phyiscally observable by microscope or growth resuts |
| Species | collection of bacterial cells which share an over similar pattern of traits |
| Strain/variety | culture derived from single parent that differs in structure or metabolism from other cultures of that species |
| Type | subspecies that can show differences in antigenic makeup, susceptibility to bacterial viruses & pathogenicity |
