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Coccus.
Coccus (plural cocci or coccuses) can be used to describe any bacterium that has a spherical shape. It is one of the three distinct types of bacteria shapes, the other two being bacillus (rod-shaped) and spirillum (spiral-shaped) cells. Coccus is an English loanword of aNeolatin noun, which in turn stems from the Greek masculine noun kokkos (κόκκος) meaning "berry"
The term 'coccus' is used in botany to denote a mericarp or 1-seeded segment of a schizocarp.
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Is there bacteria on bacteria?
There are no bacteria on other bacteria. Some bacteria do attack other bacteria by piercing their cell wall and injecting proteins.Viruses can attack bacteria. They are called bacteriophages.
What are some hypothesis that deal with bacteria?
How does bacteria form? How can bacteria affect you? Can bacteria hurt a person? Is bacteria a good thing or a bad thing?
What do bacteria produce?
"Bacteria producing bacteria" - this is not a specific type of bacteria, as you might say a dog is a specific type of animal. All bacteria reproduce, and form new bacteria through a process usually called binary fission. In this way, each bacteria produces more new bacteria. It is not a trait of one species of bacteria.
What does bacteria have in common with paramecium?
No,Parameacium is not a bacteria but it is a single celled organism which on bacteria
Why bacteria cannot have organs?
Bacteria cannot have organs since bacteria are unicellular.
Is there bacteria on bacteria?
There are no bacteria on other bacteria. Some bacteria do attack other bacteria by piercing their cell wall and injecting proteins.Viruses can attack bacteria. They are called bacteriophages.
What is a bacteria that infects bacteria called?
Bacteria do not infect other bacteria, but they can attack them.
Is bacteria in an animal cell?
bacteria is everywhere. There is good bacteria and bad bacteria but it is everywhere.
Is food poisoning a bacteria or virus?
its a bacteria cause i am studing bacteria in universty
Anthrax is a bacteria or virus?
It's a bacteria
What is responsible for the decay of organisms?
Bacteria
Bacteria greatly out number harmful bacteria?
Yes. Most bacteria is not harmful to us such as bacteria in a yogurt, but some bacteria is harmful.
Is diphtheria a virus or a bacteria?
Neither. It is a disease caused by a bacteria. The bacteria is called Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
What is proteolytic bacteria?
The Proteobacteria are a major group (phylum) of bacteria.
What are some hypothesis that deal with bacteria?
How does bacteria form? How can bacteria affect you? Can bacteria hurt a person? Is bacteria a good thing or a bad thing?
Does bacteria cell contain another bacteria?
No, bacteria can not endocytosise another bacteria. bacteria contains cell wall, DNA called nucleoid and cytoplasm. Bacteria can make its own proteins by its ribosomes..No, they do not. They are not large enough for more bacteria inside.
What do bacteria produce?
"Bacteria producing bacteria" - this is not a specific type of bacteria, as you might say a dog is a specific type of animal. All bacteria reproduce, and form new bacteria through a process usually called binary fission. In this way, each bacteria produces more new bacteria. It is not a trait of one species of bacteria.
