bacilli: rod-shaped
cocci: spherical
spirilla: curved walls
ability to form spores
method of energy production (glycolysis for anaerobes, cellular respiration for aerobes
nutritional requirements
reaction to the Gram stain.
Clostridium (Pseudomembranous colitis, Botulism, Tetanus, Gas gangrene) - Streptococcus A and B (Scarlet fever, Erysipelas) - Staphylococcus (Toxic shock syndrome) - Bacilli (Anthrax, Listeriosis)
G+/Actinobacteria ...
1 "Characterization of PCR products from bacilli using electrospray ionization FTICR mass spectrometry", D. C. Muddiman, D. S. Wunschel, C. L. Liu, L. Pasa Tolic, K. F. Fox, A. Fox, G. A. Anderson and R. D. Smith, Anal. Chem.
Bacteria typically have one of three shapes: rods (bacilli), spheres (cocci) or spiral (spirilla). These shaps are shown in Figures 7 and 8. Unicellular, they often stick together forming clumps or filaments.
verruga peruana Clinical form of Carrion's disease, caused by the bacterium Bartonella bacilliformis and transmitted by sand flies.
Most other bacteria are heterotrophs and are important recyclers along with the fungi. Some of them are pathogenic but many are not. There are three basic shapes: rods (bacilli); spheres (cocci) and spirals (spirilli).
 See also: Trans, Cells, Cell, Organ, Bacteria
  
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