The Effects Of Antibiotics On Bacterial Growth
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Biology II
Bacteria are the most common and ancient microorganisms on earth. Most
bacteria are microscopic, measuring 1 micron in length. However, colonies of
bacteria grown in a laboratory petri dish can be seen with the unaided eye.
There are many divisions and classifications of bacteria th ....
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.... considered aerobes. The
bacteria who don’t use oxygen to live are known as anaerobes.
The shape of specific bacteria provides for the next step in the
identification process. Spherical bacteria are called cocci; the bacteria that
have a rodlike shape are known as bacilli; corkscrew shaped bacteria are
spirilla; and filamentous is the term for bacteria with a threadlike appearance.
Hans Christian Joachim Gram, a Danish microbiologist, developed a method
for distinguishing bacteria by t ....
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