SCIENCE
VIRUS AND BACTERIA
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paramecium
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bacteria
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virus
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prokaryote
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Detailed explanation-1: -Viroids: the smallest and simplest agents of infectious disease.
Detailed explanation-2: -The smallest animal viruses belong to the families Parvoviridae and Picornaviridae and measure about 20 nm and about 30 nm in diameter, respectively. Viruses of these two families are icosahedrons and contain nucleic acids with limited genetic information.
Detailed explanation-3: -Among all the microbes, viruses are the smallest. Viruses are living only inside the host body and are non-living outside. Viruses are pathogens and cause diseases in living organisms. Viruses have the smallest size such as 0.02 microns.
Detailed explanation-4: -Viroids are smaller than viruses.
Detailed explanation-5: -Smallest virus belongs to the family of Picornaviridae. It is about 20-30nm in size. They have limited genetic information on them.