Rod shape is called Bacillus. | |
Two bacilli together - Diplobacilli | |
Chains of bacilli are called Streptobacilli | |
Palisades - Rods side by side
or in X, V
or Y figures |
Spiral shape that is rigid is called
Spirillium. |
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If the organism is flexible and undulating, it is called Spirochete. |
Square shape is called Archaebacteria.
Pleomorphism - Different forms of the same species.