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Saurabhstardom Posted 19 years ago
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coccus or cocci -- confusion ?
1# The coccus bacteria are spherical, ellipsoidal, or ovoid in shape.
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2# The cocci bacteria are spherical, ellipsoidal or ovoid in shape.
Which one is correct or both? Please illustrate ur answer.
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2# The cocci bacteria are spherical, ellipsoidal or ovoid in shape.
Which one is correct or both? Please illustrate ur answer.
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coccus is singular; cocci is plural. bacterium is singular; bacteria is plural. Adjectives in English do not inflect for plurality, so the standard way to write it is the coccus bacteria are ...
- coccus is singular; cocci is plural.
- bacterium is singular; bacteria is plural.
- Adjectives in English do not inflect for plurality, so the standard way to write it is the coccus bacteria are ...
- Nevertheless, a quick look at Google hits shows that the cocci bacteria are ...
- is more frequently used.
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coccus is singular; cocci is plural.
bacterium is singular; bacteria is plural.
Adjectives in English do not inflect for plurality, so the standard way to write it is the coccus bacteria are ...
Nevertheless, a quick look at Google hits shows that the cocci bacteria are ... is more frequently used.
There may be a diffe
bacterium is singular; bacteria is plural.
Adjectives in English do not inflect for plurality, so the standard way to write it is the coccus bacteria are ...
Nevertheless, a quick look at Google hits shows that the cocci bacteria are ... is more frequently used.
There may be a diffe
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