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What are the rod-shaped bacteria called?


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Cocci

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Bacilli

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C

Spirilla

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D

Vibrio

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Solution

The correct option is B

Bacilli


Bacteria are microscopic single-celled organisms. They are usually of four types:

Cocci (spherical bacteria), Bacilli (rod-shaped bacteria), Spirilla (spiral or twisted bacteria), Vibrio(comma-shaped).


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