Microbes known as bacteria have simpler cell structures than many other types of creatures. One DNA loop serves as their command hub and houses all of their genetic data. Instead of a nucleus, some bacilli contain an additional ring of genetic material called a plasmid. Genes that offer the bacterium a competitive edge over other bacilli are frequently found on the plasmid. For instance, it could have a gene making the bacilli immune to a specific antibiotic. According to their fundamental morphologies, bacilli can be divided into five groups: spherical (cocci), rod-shaped (bacilli), spiral-shaped (spirillum), comma-shaped (vibrio), or corkscrew-shaped (spirochetes). They may occur as single cells, pairs, chains, clusters, or chains of cells. Unicellular creatures, like contemporary bacteria, were likely one of the first species to develop on Earth. Since then, over thousands of years, life has developed into a wide variety of life forms. However, we can still identify this single-celled organism as our ancestor.