Bacterial Characteristics

1. Outer Surface

1.1. Appendages

1.1.1. Fimbriae

1.1.2. Pili

1.1.3. Flagella

1.1.3.1. Filament

1.1.3.2. hook

1.2. S Layer

1.3. Surface Coating

1.3.1. Glycocalyx

1.3.1.1. Slime Layer- unorganized and loose

1.3.1.2. Capsule- neatly organized

2. Inner Components

2.1. Cytoplasm

2.2. Ribosomes

2.3. Inclusions

2.4. Nucleoid

2.5. Microcompartments

2.6. Cytoskeleton

2.7. Endospores

2.8. Plasmid

2.9. Intracellular Membrane

3. Cell Envelope

3.1. Outer Membrane

3.2. Cell Wall

3.2.1. Gram-positive

3.2.2. Gram-negative

3.3. Cytoplasmic Membrane

4. Prokaryotes Vs. Eukaryotes

4.1. Cell Wall

4.2. DNA Structure

4.3. Internal Structures

4.3.1. Eukaryotes have membrane bound organelles

4.3.1.1. Nucleus

5. Morphologies

5.1. Shapes

5.1.1. Cocci

5.1.2. Bacilli

5.2. Groupings