JAMB - Biology (2017 - No. 17)
A bacteria that is spherically shaped is called?
diplobacillus
coccus
bacillus
vibrio
Explication
A coccus (plural cocci) is any bacterium that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape. A bacillus is any bacterium that has a rod shape.
Vibrio is bacteria possessing a curved-rod shape
Diplobacillus is a rod-shaped bacterium occurring in pairs linked end to end.
Vibrio is bacteria possessing a curved-rod shape
Diplobacillus is a rod-shaped bacterium occurring in pairs linked end to end.