TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Structure of Bacterial Cells
A1  - Levinson, Warren
A1  - Chin-Hong, Peter
A1  - Joyce, Elizabeth A.
A1  - Nussbaum, Jesse
A1  - Schwartz, Brian
PY  - 2022
T2  - Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 17e
AB  - Bacteria  are  classified  by  shape  into  three  basic  groups:  cocci  (round),  bacilli  (rods),  and  spirochetes  (spiral  shaped)  (Figure  2–1).  Some  bacteria  are  variable  in  shape  and  are  said  to  be  pleomorphic  (heterogeneous  shape).  The  shape  of  a  bacterium  is  determined  by  its  rigid  cell  wall.  The  microscopic  appearance  of  a  bacterium  is  one  of  the  most  important  criteria  used  in  its  identification.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190859033
ER  -