Question

What are the three bacterial shapes?

List the five types and draw an example of each one
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Answer 1

Ans1) Common Shapes of Bacteria

Coccus: spherical or round

Bacillus: rod shaped

Spiral: curve, spiral, or twisted

Ans2) Bacteria are classified into five groups according to their basic shapes:

spherical (cocci),

rod (bacilli),

spiral (spirilla),

comma (vibrios) or corkscrew

(spirochaetes)