Comparison of Microbes

PROTISTS

• Simplest Eukaryotes
• Not plants, animals, or fungi
• Ex. Slime, algae, mold, amoeba
• Aquatic, live in the water
• Unicellular

Viruses

• Not a living organism, but contain genetic material
• Tiny particle much smaller than a prokaryotic cell
• Depends on a host to synthesize its proteins and make copies of itself
• Infect and live inside other organisms, may cause disease
• Ex. hepatitis, influenza, the common cold, HIV

Bacteria

• Prokaryotic (no membrane bound nucleus or organelles) and unicellular
• Very diverse and abundant
• Located in almost any habitat
• Some harmful and some helpful - harmful may be cure with antibiotics
• Ex. Salmonella, E. Coli

Anatomy

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