| 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 |
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| 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.