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Bacteria are different from viruses. Viruses are much smaller. Viruses are unique in that they have either DNA or RNA. Hence they are classified as DNA viruses and RNA viruses.
Bacteria can multiply on their own but viruses need a living host.
Bacteria can be killed by antibiotics, but viruses can't. If you isolate a sample of the "substance" and expose it to antibiotics and it dies then you have a bacteria, but if it lives you have a virus. Keep in mind that when isolating yoru sample you must keep it within a living host. If you don't and it is a virus it will die with or without antibiotics. It is not wise to expose your sample to too many tests at one time because you don't have certainty as to which gave you the result.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe difference between a virus and a bacteria is that T-cells attack one of the two and B-cells attack the other. This is a mildly simple portion of a complex answer that has to do with the variable functions of the different cells. If you would like to know more about these complex functions then go to http://www.tbcell324.orgI hope I helped!
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∙ 13y agoA bacterium is a single-celled, often parasitic microorganism without a distinct nucleus or an organized cell structure. It has cytoplasm and a cell wall, but no true nucleus. Various species are responsible for decay, fermentation, nitrogen fixation, and many plant and animal diseases.
Bacteria are classed in a kingdom of their own, prokaryota (although, this kingdom may now be regarded as two separate kingdoms, archaea and bacteria).
A virus is a submicroscopic parasitic particle consisting of a strand of nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat (capsid). It does not have cytoplasm or a nucleus and can only replicate within a host cell (has parasitic nature).
Viruses are not considered to be independent living organisms as the only characteristic of life they show is reproduction.
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∙ 11y agoBacteria are general organisms that are mostly harmful but some variants are actually helpful. Harmful bacteria are usually found in infections or when you have eaten unclean or rotting food.
Viruses however are always harmful and are difficult for the body to fight off. Immunisation can be provided by injecting dead viruses to allow the body to fight them off and make 'antibodies' to fight them off in the future. The real problem with viruses is that they can be quite incorrigible and decide to evolve and therefore their changed form will make antibodies useless against them until new ones are produced.
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∙ 9y agoViruses and bacteria both cause infections and both are microbes. A virus causes a viral infection and bacteria causes bacterial infections.
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∙ 12y agovirus is smaller than bacteria
bacteria may be useful but virus is fully harmful
bacteria is living but virus is non living
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∙ 11y agovirus and bacreria are both germs but two diffrent categories in medical. bacteria causes for bacterial deases and virus causes viral dieases.
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∙ 9y agoViruses and bacteria that cause disease are known as pathogens. Some examples are herpes simplex virus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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∙ 12y agothey are both pathogens
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What is the difference between a pathogenic bacteria and a virus?
A pathogenic bacterium is alive while a virus is not.
What is a difference between bacteria and virus that shows that bacteria are living organisms and viruses are not?
Bacteria are not dependent on a host. :)
What is the difference between virus and baterias?
Bacteria has both DNA and RNA where as Virus has either DNA or RNA
Bacteria and virus difference?
virus is an arkaryotic organism while bacteria is prokaryotic
Is Ebola a bacteria fungus or bacteriaor virus?
It is not. HIV is a virus. It has a completely different make-up from a bacteria. The most important difference between a bacteria and a virus is that a virus does not have the ability to replicate on its own. It needs a host, another cell, to reproduce, unlike bacteria which can reproduce on their own.
Which is a difference between bacteria and viruses that shows that bacteria are living organisms and viruses are not-?
A bacteria is a unicellular microorganism while a virus is a submicroscopic particle.
What is the difference between viral and a bacteria infection?
As simple as that a viral infection is caused by a virus and a bacterial infection is caused by a bacteria.
four difference between virus and bacteria?
Viruses are (debatably) not alive while bacteria are; meaning they are smaller and require a living host to survive. Bacteria are killed with antibiotics, but viruses are not.
Differences between bacteria and virus?
Bacteria is live and a virus is not. This also means that only a bacteria infection or illness can be killed with antibiotics.
What is the difference between viral and bacterial encephalitis?
The only difference between viral and bacterial encephalitis is what causes it. They are exactly the same condition except one is started via a virus and one is started by a bacteria.
What is connecting link between virus and bacteria?
The mimivirus
What is the difference between thread and virus?
A virus runs in a thread, as do all programs. The difference between a generic thread and a virus is that the thread may not be harmful, while the virus generally is.
