Bacteria on Earth Bacteria are in every environment imaginable!
Bacterial Morphology
largest – 50 μm in diameter smallest – 0.3 μm in diameter Figure 3.3
Thiomargarita namibiensis
Gram Staining
Gram-Positive Peptidoglycan Cell Membrane Peptidoglycan Cytoplasmic membrane Another cell Gram-Negative Outer Membrane Membrane Peptidoglycan Periplasm Periplasmic space
Figure 3.4 – Effect of Pencillin
Endospore
Bacterial Reproduction
Treponema denticola
Predatory Bacteria Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus attacking Spirillum serpens (arrow).