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This document discusses the structure and classification of bacteria. It notes that bacteria are the simplest and smallest living organisms, and were first observed microscopically in 1676 and named in 1683. It then covers the different shapes bacteria can take including coccus, bacillus, spiral, vibrio and comma shapes. The document also outlines the outer structures of bacteria such as pili, capsule, cell wall and cell membrane, and internal structures including the mesosome, cytoplasm, ribosomes and nuclear material.











