Asked by daniel

Which form of bacteria is matched correctly to its description?
spirillum—has a rod shape and exists in chains or alone
coccus—can cause MRSA and has a round shape
coccus—can cause acne and has a spiral shape
bacillus—has a spherical shape and can form clusters

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"coccus—can cause MRSA and has a round shape" is correct.

Reason: "Coccus" means spherical; MRSA is caused by Staphylococcus aureus, which are cocci. The others are incorrect: spirillum are spiral-shaped (not rod), acne is commonly caused by Cutibacterium acnes (a rod-shaped bacillus), and bacillus refers to rod-shaped bacteria (not spherical clusters).