MIKROBIOLOGI
FARMASI I
Bacteria are:
a. prokaryotic.
b. single-celled, microscopic organisms (Exceptions
have been discovered that can reach sizes just visible to
the naked eye. They include Epulopiscium fishelsoni, a
bacillus-shaped bacterium that is typically 80
micrometers (m) in diameter and 200-600 m long, and
Thiomargarita namibiensis, a sperical bacterium
between 100 and 750 m in diameter.)
c. generally much smaller than eukaryotic cells.
d. very complex despite their small size.
Most bacteria come in one of three basic
shapes: coccus, rod or bacillus, and spiral.
1. The coccus
The cocci are spherical or oval bacteria having
one of several distinct arrangements based on
their planes of division.
a. Division in one plane produces either a
diplococcus or streptococcus arrangement.
Diplococcus . Note cocci in pairs (arrows).
Scanning Electron Micrograph of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Electron Micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a Diplococcus
Streptococcus pyogenes
Note gram-positive (purple) cocci in chains (arrows
Gram Stain of Staphylococcus aureus
Note gram-positive (purple) cocci in clusters.
spiral
Electron Micrograph of Vibrio cholerae , a Vibrio
Caption:-- Vibrio cholerae - Gram-negative, facultatively
anaerobic,
curved (vibrio-shaped), rod prokaryote; causes Asiatic cholera.
File Name:-- 96525G
Category:-- Bacteria Type of Image:-- SEM
Magnification:-- x2,050--(Based on an image size of 1 inch in
the narrow dimension)
Spirochete