Answer to Question #180231 in Microbiology for Minenhle

Question

Identify the different morphological diversification elements

Answer 1

• 3 basic morphological shapes of bacterial cells are Coccus (spherical), Bacillus (rod-shaped), and Spiral (twisted). Coccus are round cells, sometimes slightly flattened when they are adjacent to one another.
• Bacillus are rod-shaped bacteria.
• Spirillum are curved bacteria which can range from a gently curved shape to a corkscrew-like spiral.