It includes the form, elevation, and margin of the bacterial colony. Form of the bacterial colony:The form refers to the shape of the colony. These four forms represent the most comm… See more

The size of the colony can be a useful characteristic for identification. The diameter of a representative colony may be measured in millimeters or described in relative ter… See more

Bacterial colonies are frequently shiny and smooth in appearance. Other surface descriptions might be: dull (opposite of glistening), veined, rough, wrinkled (or shriveled), … See more

Several terms that may be appropriate for describing the texture or consistency of bacterial growth are: dry, moist, viscid (sticks to loop, hard to get off), brittle/friable (dry, break… See more