The throat swab of a patient with a sore throat, hoarseness of voice, and difficulty in breathing was taken. The organism was observed under the microscope and was identified as Corynebacterium diphtheriae . The following is an image of the slide. What is the nature of the organisms?

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The throat swab of a patient with a sore throat, hoarseness of voice, and difficulty in breathing was taken. The organism was observed under the microscope and was identified as Corynebacterium diphtheriae . The following is an image of the slide. What is the nature of the organisms?, They are spherical organisms without a well-developed nucleus, They are rod shaped organisms without a well-developed nucleus, They are spherical organisms with a well-developed nucleus, They are rod shaped organisms with a well-developed nucleus

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Corynebacterium diphtheria is a bacterium. That means it is a prokaryote without a well-developed nucleus. When you observe these are bacilli, that means they are rod-shaped bacilli.

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