How many different shapes of bacteria are there?
1 Answer
Nov 24, 2016
Bacteria are shaped as cocci (spherical), bacilli (rod-shaped), and spirilla (curved or spiral).
Explanation:
The three broad classifications of bacteria on the basis of shape are coccus (plural cocci, spherical), bacillus (plural bacilli, rod-shaped), and spirillum (plural spirilla, spiral or curved).
Under these there are sub-types as the chart demonstrates.
