Microbial Classification

• What Order are humans? Primates
• an example of convergent evolution is all animals that live in the sea
• What characterises the Monera? Prokaryotic microorganisms that don't possess a true nucleus
• What is a dendrogram?

  A tree diagram showing a hierarchical relationship
• What is the meaning of the common bacterium Escherichia coli?


  Named after Theodor Escherich and the source of the sample, the colon
• How does Streptococci normally appear under the microscope?

  Chains
• Escherichia coli growing on MacConkey agar go red because?

  They are able to ferment lactose
• What would you consider a defining phenotype of the bacterium Allochromatium warmingii?


  Possession of polar sulfur globules when viewed microscopically
• How does a VBNC microorganism grow on a rich nutrient medium?

  Not at all
• Staphylococcus aureus is best described as?

  Gram positive and coccoid