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What are the 4 groups of microbes

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Virus
Bacteria
Fungi
Parasites

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How to differentiate virus

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Presence of:
DNA/RNA they cannot have both.
Single/double stranded nucleic acids
Poses an outer envelope 
Shape(spherical/ rod)
size
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How to differentiate Bacteria

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Presence of:
Acid fast stain-Gram positive/negative
Shape
aerobically/non-aerobically

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How to differentiate Fungi and Parasites

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These can both be divided in multicellular and single cellular organism.
Shape
Classification

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