What is the difference between virus and bacterium?
A bacterium is a complete living prokaryotic cell that grows and divides on its own; a virus is an acellular particle that is inert outside a host and hijacks host machinery to multiply.
A bacterium is a complete living prokaryotic cell that grows and divides on its own; a virus is an acellular particle that is inert outside a host and hijacks host machinery to multiply. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.
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virus vs bacterium
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