NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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streptococci
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spirochete
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Vibrio cholerae
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staphylococci
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Detailed explanation-1: -Staphylococci are irregular (grape-like) clusters of cocci (e.g. Staphylococcus aureus).
Detailed explanation-2: -Staphylococcus aureus, which usually forms grape-like clusters, has the ability to form regularly arranged cell packets.
Detailed explanation-3: -A grape-like aggregate of coccus bacteria constitutes Staphylococcus. Staphylococcus can grow both in aerobic and anaerobic conditions and they are gram-positive bacteria and under the microscope, they will be seen as grape-like clusters. Staphylococcus aureus is a common example that shows grape-like clustering.
Detailed explanation-4: -Coccus Bacteria The cocci bacteria include Staphylococcus, named for the Greek word staphyl, meaning grapes, because, seen under a microscope, all bacteria have this characteristic shape.