Difference between bacteria and fungi

When classifying bacteria and fungi, morphological features are v­ery relevant. Colony morphology is a useful tool widely used to classify and define them by researchers. Carefully studied and used during these experiments are the colony properties of individual bacterial and fungal colonies. Compared to fungi, bacteria easily thrive on nutrient-rich culture media. Phenotypically distinct-looking colonies are formed by various species of bacteria and fungi. The size, shape, texture, color, margins of the colonies vary. Bacteria and fungi should be cultivated on agar in Petri dishes to examine colony morphology by supplying all the nutrients and conditions required. On agar media, bacteria emerge as tiny oily spots. All over the agar plate, fungi develop as powdery mats. The major distinction between bacterial and fungal colonies is that the recognizable masses of bacterial cells emerging from single bacterial cells are bacterial colonies, whereas the visible masses of fungi emerging from a single spore or mycelial fragment are fungal colonies.