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phenotypic classification definition
based on morphological, physiological metabolic, ecological, and genetic characteristics; figure this out by making a culture and testing it
phylogenetic classification definition
based on evolutionary relationships (i.e. comparisons of proteins, nucleic acid base compositions, and nucleic acid homologies); figure this out by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis
the first word of a bacterial name is
the generic name (genus) and is capitalized and italicized; it is often shortened by abbreviating with a single capital letter
the second word of a bacterial name
designates the species and is italicized but not capitalized
bacterial species definition
basic taxonomic group in microbial taxonomy which for bacteria is a collection of strains that share many stable properties in common and differ significantly from other groups of strains (not the same as classical sex=species because different bac species can give each other genes)
ball shape
coccus
rod shape
bacillus
elongated ball shape
coccobacillus
elongated rod shape
fusiform bacillus
comma shape
vibrio
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