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.
 If the organism is flexible and undulating, it is called Spirochete.

Square shape is called Archaebacteria.
Pleomorphism - Different forms of the same species.


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