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What is the meaning of cocci?

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13y ago

Spherical shape bacteria are called cocci (singular coccus). Sometimes the cocci occur in clusters eg. Staphyloccus; sometimes in chains eg. Streptococcus; sometimes a diplococci eg. Neisseria; sometimes a tetrad eg. Sarcina.

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the shape of the bacteria cells are small circles

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The roughly spherical bacterial shape is called cocci (coccus is singular). It can be monococcus, diplococcus, or can be in chain or clusters.

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it means the bacteria are shaped like circle

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