What is the difference between bacillus, coccus, and spirillum

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They are all different shapes of bacteria

Bacillus- rod-shaped

Coccus- spherical shaped

Spirillum - string-like

Sehul Viras answered Mar 17, 2019

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Coccus are bacteria with a spherical shape, bacillus have a rod shape and spirillium have an elongated spiral shape.

Vdlmrc answered Mar 20, 2019