classification of bacteria

• what are the three shapes of bacteria

  spirilum, bacillus, coccus
• what is meant by the spirillum shape


  its a corkscrew shaped
• what is meant by the bacillus shape


  rod shaped
• what is meant by the coccus shape


  spherical shaped
• what is the name of the classification when there is 2 bacillus together

  diplobacillus
• what is the name of a single cocci bacteria

  coccus
• what is the name of a double cocci bacteria

  diplococci
• what comes after diplococcus in terms of a larger cluster


  streptococci
• what is a very large cluster of cocci called

  staphylococcus
• autotrophic definition


  synthesise cell constituents using carbon dioxide as the carbon source
• photoautotrophic definition


  either photosynthesis with chlorophyll as an e- donor, or alternatives using sulphur or hydrogen gas as an e- donor