Blog 8: Bacteria vs Prion vs Virus

Bacteria : A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms lacking organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.

Virus :

an ultramicroscopic, metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.

 

Prion :  a tiny proteinaceous particle, likened to viruses and viroids, but having no genetic component, thought to be an infectious agent in bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Bacteria similarities and differences of a prion :

-are unicellular

-adaptations in the moist environment

-uses a flagella to travel

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-bacterias :

have no nucleus while a viruses do

are bigger in size then prions

are composers of the environment

are unicellular

-prions :

has a nucleus

is multicellular

has cilia

require a moist environment

Similarties and differences between a virus and a bacteria :

-harmful to the host

-have DNA 

-have a nucleus

-is able to survive extreme weather/environment conditions

-smaller then eukaryotic micros

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bacteria has a cell wall

bacteria can reproduce on its own

bacteria are considered living micros

viruses has a protein coat

viruses need a host in order to reproduce

viruses are not accounted as a living micro

viruses tend to cause more major damages to it's host then bacteria