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microbiology Definition

micro·bi·ol·ogy (mī′krō bī älə jē)

noun

the branch of biology that deals with microorganisms

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microbiology Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • apply: Dr. Hilton explains: " Applied microbiology has always been central to our research.
  • teach: We aim to teach Microbiology in a style that is both professional and informal.
  • include: It mostly contains lists of pages to go too including microbiology, protista, virology pages.
  • cover: Online lecture notes covering microbiology, virology and infection and immunity are also available.

Adjective modifier

  • molecular: Molecular Microbiology ( 2003 ), 47 in press.
  • applied: SIM liases between the various fields of theoretical and applied microbiology through workshops, meetings and publications.
  • medical: Sir John's academic background is in medical microbiology, with special interest in mechanisms of infectious disease.
  • clinical: He took up clinical microbiology at UCH in 1984.
  • veterinary: SGM Council members Colin Howard and Geoffrey Schild argue in ' Comment ' that veterinary microbiology requires a good deal more support.
  • oral: In this new edition of ' Oral Microbiology ' the authors ' combine the clinical aspects of oral microbiology with an ecological emphasis.

Modifies a noun

  • laboratory: In microbiology laboratories urine samples usually carry the most workload.
  • screening: The microbiology screening staff were unaware of the MRSA status of individual patients.
  • lab: Managing the microbiology lab, ensuring the food manufactured is safe for customers to eat.
  • marker: Documentation of donor's mandatory microbiology marker screening results.
  • testing: All assays undertaken within microbiology testing are subject to statistical process control overseen by the NBS quality department.
  • unit: Very useful for 2nd year plants & microbiology units.

Noun used with modifier

  • transfusion: Investigations can be carried out by the bacteriology section of transfusion microbiology.
  • soil: They are only checking levels of insect life and not soil microbiology, or mammal life in the area.
  • food: There is very little that is original, or which represents an advance in the teaching of food microbiology.
  • reference: This second sample should be sent to the local reference microbiology laboratory for confirmation.