How all bacteria classified on the basis of their shapes?

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Bacteria are classified into 5 groups according to their basic shapes: spherical (cocci), rod (bacilli), spiral (spirilla), comma (vibrios) or corkscrew (spirochaetes).
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They have different shapes....and on that grounds they are classified as Bacillus- rod shaped Coccus- spherical shaped comma shaped- vibrio Spiral shaped- having flagella
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