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Question
Write short notes on:
Shape of bacteria
Solution
(a) Shape of bacteria - Bacteria show wide variation in their shape, but all cells of a species have the same shape. On the basis of shape, bacteria are of the following types:
(i) Coccus bacteria → Spherical shaped
(ii) Bacillus bacteria → Rod-shaped shaped
(iii) Spiral bacteria → Helical shaped
(iv) Vibrio bacteria → Comma shaped.
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