This article is about the aqueous solution. For the gas, see hydrogen chloride. Hydrochloric acid is a corrosive, strong mineral acid with many industrial uses. A colorless, highly pungent solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl) in water, when it reacts with an organic base it forms a hydrochloride salt.
Bacteria are intercellular organisms (i.e. they live in-between cells); whereas viruses are intracellular organisms (they infiltrate the host cell and live inside the cell). They change the host cell's genetic material from its normal function to producing the virus itself.
Online Microbiology Notes. Differences Between Bacteria and Viruses 4.1/5 (139) 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. Please rate this note 0 1 2 3 4 5.