ii. Important classes of characteristics include:
1. size
2. type
3. colony elevationالارتفاع
4. colony textureالقوام
5. light transmissionالانتشار
6. colony pigmentationالتصبيغ
10. Colony sizeصغيراوك بيراومتوسط
a. Colony size is dependent not just on the type of organism but also on the growth medium and the number of colonies present on a plate (that is, colonies tend to be smaller when greater than ascertain amount are present) and on culture medium characteristics.
11. Type of marginاللون
a. Colonies can vary in the shape of their margins.
12. Illustration, variation in colony marginsكامل متموج متعرج مفصص