1 Shape: Bacteria are usually one of three shapes. 2  Cocci are round; bacilli are rod shaped; spirilla (also called spirochetes) are spiral. 3  Gram stain: One of the more interesting ways that scientists group bacteria is how they react to Gram staining. Shape: Bacteria are usually one of three shapes. 2  Cocci are round; bacilli are rod shaped; spirilla (also called spirochetes) are spiral. 3  Gram stain: One of the more interesting ways that scientists group bacteria is how they react to Gram staining.
Electronically stored information (ESI) is data that is created, altered, communicated and stored in digital form. Under revisions made to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in 2006, ESI was legally defined to assist with electronic discovery (e-discovery) processes as well as to accommodate litigation pertaining to electronic records.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the electronic interchange of business information using a standardized format; a process which allows one company to send information to another company electronically rather than with paper.Business entities conducting business electronically are called trading partners. EDI software creates an electronic version of the purchase order and transmits it automatically to the supplier. 2  Supplier's order entry system receives the purchase order and updates the system immediately on receipt. 3  Supplier's order entry system creates an acknowledgment an transmits it back to confirm receipt.