Differences Between Bacteria and Viruses

Differences Between Bacteria and Viruses

Although bacteria and viruses both are very small to be seen without a microscope, there are many differences between Bacteria and Viruses. Some of the Differences Between Bacteria and Viruses

Techniques of Virus Cultivation

Inoculation into embryonated egg

…on host cell. To prepare viruses for vaccine production. Cultivation of viruses can be discussed under following headings: Animal Inoculation Inoculation into embryonated egg Cell Culture 1. Animal Inoculation Viruses

Differences Between Exotoxins and Endotoxins

Differences Between Exotoxins and Endotoxins

…treatment, clinicallu treatment is based on endotoxin or bacteria itself. Eg. You are given medicine to treat endotoxin or bacteria itself. If you treat bacteria itself, how can bacteria causes…

Top 10 Microbiology Journals with Impact Factor

Top 10 Microbiology Journals with Impact Factor

…highlighting important developments in our understanding of bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi and protozoa, their interaction with their environments, how these organisms are harnessed in human endeavor and their impact on…

Differences Between Bacteremia and Septicemia

Differences Between Bacteremia and Septicemia

Bacteremia is the simple presence of bacteria in the blood while Septicemia is the presence and multiplication of bacteria in the blood. Septicemia is also known as blood poisoning. S.N.BacteremiaSepticemia…

Differences Between B-Cells and T-Cells

Differences between B-Cells and T-Cells

…cells inhibit immune system. 16 Function They defend against viruses and bacteria that enter the blood and lymph. They defend against pathogens including protists and fungi that enter the cells….

Differences Between Antigen and Antibody

Differences Between Antigen and Antibody

…produce antibodies. Antigens can be bacteria, viruses, or fungi that cause infection and disease. Following are some of the differences between Antigen and Antibody: S.N.AntigenAntibody1 Generally proteins but can be lipids,…

Nutrient Agar: Composition, Preparation and Uses

Four nutrient agar plates growing colonies of common Gram negative bacteria.

…variety of types of bacteria and fungi, and contains many nutrients needed for the bacterial growth. Composition of Nutrient Agar 0.5% Peptone It is an enzymatic digest of animal protein. Peptone…

Antibiotics: Comprehensive Guide

Guide to Antibiotics

…growth of bacteria that means no multiplication or generation of bacteria but they do not kill bacteria. Example: tetracycline, chloramphenicol Bactericidal: means those antibiotics that actually kill bacteria by any…

Differences Between Diarrhea And Dysentery

Differences Between Diarrhea And Dysentery

…!! Suggest to provide differences bacterial and protozoal (ameobic) dysentery as well ! teeth significantly whiter When some one searches for his vital thing, thus he/she needs to be available…

Differences Between Mitosis and Meiosis

Differences Between Mitosis and Meiosis

…a type of cellular reproduction in which the number of chromosomes are reduced by half through the separation of homologous chromosomes, producing two haploid cells. Following are the differences between Mitosis…

Differences Between Staphylococcus and Streptococcus

Differences Between Staphylococcus and Streptococcus

Staphylococcus and Streptococcus are both Gram positive organisms and cocci in shape. They are Non-motile, Non-Sporing and Facultative anaerobes. But they possess some of the differences which are as follows: S.N.CharacteristicsStaphylococcusStreptococcus1 Arrangement Grape-like clusters….

Differences between DNA and RNA

Differences between DNA and RNA

Here are 17 differences between DNA and RNA. S.N.DNARNA1. DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid. The sugar portion of DNA is 2-Deoxyribose. RNA stands for Ribonucleic Acid.  The sugar portion of…

Antibody- Structure, Classes and Functions

Structure of Antibody

Antibody (Ab) also know as Immunoglobulin (Ig) is the large Y shaped protein produced by the body’s immune system when it detects harmful substances, called antigens like bacteria and viruses. The production of…

Differences Between Cilia and Flagella

Differences Between Cilia and Flagella

…prokaryotic flagella (which are totally different in structure and mechanism of beating!) and eukaryotic cilia and flagella. Then you could say about differences between eukaryotic cilia and flagella but actually…

Difference Between Meningitis and Encephalitis

Difference Between Meningitis and Encephalitis

…the brain (Brain Parenchyma). 2 Causative Agent Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi Mostly Viruses 3 Common Causes Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitides are the most common causes of meningitis in adults….

Differences Between Chickenpox and Smallpox

Differences Between Chickenpox and Smallpox

S.N.CharacteristicsChickenpoxSmallpox1 Causative Agent Varicella Zoster Virus (Herpes Virus) Variola virus (Pox Virus) 2 Incubation period 14-21 days 7-17 days 3 Severity Chickenpox is less deadly comparing to small pox. Smallpox…

Differences between Enzymes and Hormones

Differences between Enzymes and Hormones

Enzymes are the biological catalyst which speed up the rate of biochemical reactions without undergoing any changes. Hormones are molecules, usually a peptide (eg: insulin) or steroid (eg: estrogen) that…