alleryStart learning →Rod-shaped bacteria are known as
Acocci (spherical)
Bspirilla (spiral)
Cspirochaetes (coiled)
Dbacilli (rod-shaped)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. bacilli (rod-shaped)
Rods are bacilli, from the Latin baculus meaning stick.
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