There are no bacteria on other bacteria. Some bacteria do attack other bacteria by piercing their cell wall and injecting proteins. Viruses can attack bacteria. They are called bacteriophages.
bacteria is, unless you were to use the word "The" in front (the bacteria are)
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The bacterium is ...., the bacteria are..... Bacteria is the plural form, bacterium is the singluar.
A sphere shaped bacterium is a coccus, the plural is cocci. Cocci can appear singly, or in twos (diplococci), as a chain (streptococci), or in clusters like a bunch of grapes (staphylococci.)