Bacterial Morphology Fall 2010

							 Bacterial Morphology

Growth Characteristics on Media
Streak Plate Method
Colony Morphology
Bacillus subtilis
Klebsiella pneumoniae
 Proteus vulgaris
Swarming colonies
Micrococcus luteus
Staphylococcus aureus on MSA
Serratia marcescens
   Differential hemolysis
Alpha, Beta, Gamma (none)
Enterococcus faecalis
  Alpha Hemolysis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
      S. marcescens
Problem: Moisture on plate
        S. Marcescens
Problem: Too close to the edge
Contaminated plate
Candida albicans (yeast)
Mold and Yeast Growth