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