Cocci vs. Bacilli

Coccinoun

coccidioidomycosis

Coccinoun

any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria

Bacillinoun

plural of bacillus; usually designating aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacteria; they often occur in chainlike formations.

Bacillinoun

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

Bacilli

Bacilli is a taxonomic class of bacteria that includes two orders, Bacillales and Lactobacillales, which contain several well-known pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis (the cause of anthrax). Bacilli are almost exclusively gram-positive bacteria.The name Bacillus, capitalized and italicized, refers to a specific genus of bacteria.