A bacterium that lacks the mreB gene will have a ________ shape.

A bacterium that lacks the mreB gene will have a ________ shape.
 
  A) bacillus
  B) coccoid
  C) short bacillus
  D) vibrio

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To determine viable cell counts of a heat-sensitive bacterial isolate, which cell counting method would be best to AVOID?
 
  A) spread-plate method
  B) pour-plate method
  C) live staining and direct counting with a microscope
  D) both spread- and pour-plate methods

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The time interval required for the formation of two cells from one is called the
 
  A) generation time.
  B) growth time.
  C) growth rate.
  D) division rate.

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Which is most abundant and active in divisome complexes?
 
  A) FtsZ
  B) DNA replication forks
  C) MinCD
  D) MreB

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Enumerating cells in a biofilm is especially challenging for
 
  A) microscopic direct counting.
  B) measuring turbidity.
  C) viability counts with spread plating.
  D) microscopic direct county, measuring turbidity, and viability counts with spread plating.