Anatomy & SciencesQuestion 21 of 48445% of test-takers get this one wrong

Bacteria shaped like clusters that can cause boils and impetigo are:

a.Staphylococci
b.Bacilli
c.Streptococci
d.Spirilla

Explanation

Staphylococci are cluster-forming cocci. Streptococci grow in chains. Bacilli are rod-shaped; spirilla are spiral.

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