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How do viruses differ from other mocro-organisms such as bacteria ?

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Viruses are the connecting link between living and non-living organisms. They react as non-living until it comes in contact of living cell.

The biggest difference between bacteria and viruses is that virus must have a living host.

Antibiotics can kill bacteria but not viruses.

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