Microbiology Flashcards
1
Q
You can identify microbes by what classification?
A
PHENOTYPIC CLASSIFICATION
MACROSCOPIC
• color, size, shape, smell
• Haemolytic/ non-haemolytic.
MICROSCOPIC
• Staining properties
• Shape: cocci, rods, curved, or spiral, presences of spore
• Special growth requirements
• Biochemical reactions, fermentations, respiration, enzymes, Antigens
ANALYTICAL CLASSIFICATION
cell wall lipid,protein,fatty acid
GENOTYPIC MOLECULAR (RNA)
