Cellular division occurs along a single axis in these bacteria , and thus they grow in chains or pairs , hence the name from Greek Ï Ï Ï Î Ï Ï Î Ï streptos , meaning easily bent or twisted , like a chain ( twisted chain ) . Cellular division occurs along a single axis in these bacteria , and thus they grow in chains or pairs , hence the name -- from Greek Ï Ï Ï Î Ï Ï Î Ï streptos , meaning easily bent or twisted , like a chain ( twisted chain ) .