<P> A coccus ( plural cocci ) is any bacterium that has a spherical , ovoid , or generally round shape . It is one of the three distinct bacterial shapes , the other two being bacillus ( rod - shaped ) and spiral - shaped cells . </P>
<P> A coccus ( plural cocci ) is any bacterium that has a spherical , ovoid , or generally round shape . It is one of the three distinct bacterial shapes , the other two being bacillus ( rod - shaped ) and spiral - shaped cells . </P>
the term coccus describes a bacterial shape that is
the term coccus describes a bacterial shape that is
spherical , ovoid , or generally round shape
spherical , ovoid , or generally round shape