bacteriology
Study of microbes
Bacteriology is the branch of microbiology concerned with bacteria—their structure, behavior, classification, and role in disease and other processes.
A bacteriologist studies how bacteria grow, spread, and respond to antibiotics: The hospital's bacteriology lab identified the strain causing the outbreak.
Algae-derived gelling substance
- cultureCollective social practices
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- autoclavePressurized steam sterilization chamber
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
specimen · aseptic · streaking · inoculation · colony · broth · media · isolation
Disease-causing microorganism
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- virulenceCapacity to cause disease
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- transmissionSending of information
contagion · toxin · epidemic · pandemic · outbreak · endemic · zoonosis · vector
Organisms without membrane-bound nuclei
- eubacteriaProkaryotes with peptidoglycan walls
- archaeaThird domain of life
- bacillusCylindrical bacterial cell
- anaerobeOrganism needing no oxygen
aerobe · spore · flagella · capsule · cell-wall · endospore · biofilm · microbiome
Study of disease spread
- immunologyScience of bodily defenses
- pathogenesisHow disease develops
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
taxonomy · morphology · metabolism · fermentation · biotechnology · biosafety · publication · Koch
Bacteria-killing medication
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- penicillinFungus-derived infection fighter
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- MICAntibiotic sensitivity threshold
antimicrobial · disinfectant · antiseptic · bactericidal · bacteriostatic · prophylaxis · vaccine · immunization
Self-replicating DNA circle
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- transductionSignal or energy transformation
- transformationThorough change in form
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
genome · mutation · operon · CRISPR · sequencing · phylogeny · cloning · expression
agar
Algae-derived gelling substance
- cultureCollective social practices
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- autoclavePressurized steam sterilization chamber
microscope · specimen · aseptic · streaking · inoculation · colony · broth · media · isolation · centrifuge
pathogen
Disease-causing microorganism
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- virulenceCapacity to cause disease
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
transmission · contagion · toxin · epidemic · pandemic · outbreak · endemic · zoonosis · vector · carrier
prokaryotes
Organisms without membrane-bound nuclei
- eubacteriaProkaryotes with peptidoglycan walls
- archaeaThird domain of life
- bacillusCylindrical bacterial cell
anaerobe · aerobe · spore · flagella · capsule · cell-wall · endospore · biofilm · microbiome · flora
epidemiology
Study of disease spread
- immunologyScience of bodily defenses
- pathogenesisHow disease develops
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
bioinformatics · taxonomy · morphology · metabolism · fermentation · biotechnology · biosafety · publication · Koch · Pasteur
antibiotic
Bacteria-killing medication
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- penicillinFungus-derived infection fighter
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
MIC · antimicrobial · disinfectant · antiseptic · bactericidal · bacteriostatic · prophylaxis · vaccine · immunization · probiotic
plasmid
Self-replicating DNA circle
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- transductionSignal or energy transformation
- transformationThorough change in form
recombination · genome · mutation · operon · CRISPR · sequencing · phylogeny · cloning · expression · bacteriophage
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- sciencesbiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- Biomedicineanatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, immunology
- life sciencesbiology, medicine, botany, genetics, ecology
- Medical Sciencegenetics, immunology, antibiotics, penicillin, DNA
- ologiesbiology, geology, psychology, sociology, ecology
bacteriologyzoology
Study of fauna
botany · ecology · mammalogy · ornithology · marine biology