Write a diagram of bacilli and spirilla in bacteria?

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Chapter13: Diversity Of Microbes, Fungi, And Protists
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Write a diagram of bacilli and spirilla in bacteria?

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Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms that thrive in diverse environments.

There are of various shapes - 

  • Cocci
  • Bacilli
  • Vibrio
  • Spirilli
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BACILLI 

A bacillus (plural bacilli) bacterium, is a rod-shaped bacterium.

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The examples of Bacilli are - E. Coli, Clostridium botulinum,  Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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