Morphology

MORPHOLOGY

  • Spherical cells, 0.8 to 1 micrometer in diameter, on agar media the cocci are arranged in grape like clusters.
  • In broth they occur as small groups, pairs, short chains of not more than four members.
  • They are Gram positive, non-motile, non-acid fast, non-spore forming and have no flagella.

Staphylococcus on Gram staining

 

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