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Bacteria - one-celled microorganism that have both plant and animal characteristics
Microorganism - Any organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size.
2 types of bacteria - pathogenic and nonpathogenic
State regulatory agencies exist to... - protect salons, spas professionals, and consumers
Nonpathogenic bacteria - harmless organisms
pathogenic - harmful bacteria that can cause disease
3 types of bacteria - cocci, bacilli, spirilla
Cocci - round shaped bacteria, staphylococci (boils, pustules), streptococci (strep throat, blood
poisoning), diplococci (pneumonia)
Bacilli - Rod shaped bacteria, most common bacteria (tetanus- lockjaw), typhoid fever, etc. typhoid
fever, tuberculosis
Spirilla - spiral shaped bacteria, STD, treponema pallidum -> syphillus, lyme disease
Motility - Cocci bacteria moves with self-movement
Flagella - bacilli and spirilla move about with locomotion
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