Bacterial Morphology and Classification — NEET Biology
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Bacteria are grouped under four categories based on their shape: the spherical Coccus (pl.: cocci), the rod-shaped Bacillus (pl.: bacilli), the comma-shaped Vibrium (pl.: vibrio) and the spiral Spirillum (pl.: spirilla).
🖼️Related NCERT figure: Diagram showing different bacterial shapes: Cocci (spherical clusters), Bacilli (rod-shaped), Spirilla (spiral-shaped), and Vibrio (comma-shaped), with labels for Spore and Flagellum structures (Figure 2.1 Bacteria of different shapes)
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