Consider the table.Types of BacteriaFormShapeAssociated diseaseCoccusXStrep throatBacillusRod shapedYSpirillumSpiralCholera Which best describes X and Y?

Coccus bacteria are spherical, so X is spherical. Bacillus bacteria are rod-shaped, and E. coli is an example of a bacillus, so Y is E. coli. Therefore, the best choice is “X = Spherical; Y = E. coli.”

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