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Houseton t1_is1qkyq wrote

Reply to comment by forever_erratic in Antibiotic found in potato disease thwarts fungal infections by Sariel007

You are 100% right on that. Both are living organisms though so they are more alike there than viruses, which aren't living per se.

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RobotArtichoke t1_is20tfu wrote

They both compete for the same resources though

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_Wyrm_ t1_is3x5nv wrote

Viruses do not compete for resources. They take over cells and force them to make more.

There is no biological process that happens with respect to virii, save when they are created and when they latch onto a cell and inject their gunk in.

Bacteria and fungi, on the other hand, need energy to survive. They must feed off of their host.

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