形态多样性 Morphological characteristics in general are related to t he way we visually perceive the features of an organis m; its size and shape From our perspectives, plants and animals have extens ve morphological diversit For microbes, morphological diversity is limited Size and shape of cells Size and shape of colonies formed by bacteri Morphological diversity is very limited for microbes There are probably millions of species of prokaryotes, and just 3 basic shapes of cells Colony morphology descriptions are also limited Estimate thousands of species, how many colony types were obse rved in lab?形态多样性 ▪ Morphological characteristics in general are related to t he way we visually perceive the features of an organis m; its size and shape ▪ From our perspectives, plants and animals have extensi ve morphological diversity ▪ For microbes, morphological diversity is limited – Size and shape of cells – Size and shape of colonies formed by bacteria ▪ Morphological diversity is very limited for microbes – There are probably millions of species of prokaryotes, and just 3 basic shapes of cells – Colony morphology descriptions are also limited ▪ Estimate thousands of species; how many colony types were obse rved in lab?