___ are spherical shaped bacteria.

cocci

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rod

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bacillus

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spiral

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The correct option is A
cocci

A coccus (plural cocci) is any bacterium or archaeon that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape. It is one of the three distinct bacterial shapes, the other two being bacillus (rod-shaped) and spiral-shaped cells.

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