EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Viruses can infect a variety of living organisms, including bacteria, plants, and animals. Viruses are so small that a microscope is necessary to visualize them, and they have a very simple structure.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bacteria can be infected by tiny viruses called bacteriophages (phages). Bacteriophages are so small they do not even have a single cell, but are instead just a piece of DNA surrounded by a protein coat.

Detailed explanation-3: -A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms. Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.

Detailed explanation-4: -Human viruses often directly and indirectly interact with bacteria. Direct interactions involve a specific bacterium or bacterial product that aids viral infection. Indirect partnerships are the result of a primary viral infection producing amenable conditions for bacterial colonization.