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A student was given a task to observe a bacterial specimen made from dilute yoghurt and sketch the shape of bacteria seen. He dr

ew circular shapes. What kind of bacteria could these be? Cocci Bacilli Spirilla

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vlabodo [156] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-09T12:54:10+03:00

The answer is cocci.

There are three basic types of the shape of bacteria:
- Cocci - spheres,
- Bacilli - rods,
- Spirilla - spirals.

<span>If a student drew a circular shape, that probably represented sphere. Therefore, the shape of seen bacteria was spherical which suggests that the bacteria must be cocci.</span>