Chapter 4: Prokaryotes

• Morphology

  • Cell size- about 2um in length and 0.5um in diameter. Rod bacteria may have a length up to 60 um.
  • shape-
    • Cocci
    • Bacilli
    • Spirillum- spirochetes
    • pleomorphic-filamentous (streptomyces [antibiotic]

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