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