microbiology
Study of microbes
Microbiology is the branch of biology concerned with microorganisms—bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other life forms too small to see without magnification.
The field encompasses both harmful microbes that cause disease and beneficial ones essential to processes like fermentation, decomposition, and digestion.
She studied microbiology before going into infectious disease research.
Microbiologists work in settings ranging from hospitals to breweries to environmental agencies.
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
- archaeaThird domain of life
algae · amoeba · yeast · mold · pathogen · prokaryote · eukaryote · protist
Science of microscopic organisms
- virologyStudy of infectious agents
- mycologyScientific study of fungi
- parasitologyStudy of organisms exploiting others
- immunologyScience of bodily defenses
epidemiology · biotechnology · genomics · bioinformatics · pathogenesis · taxonomy · phylogeny · bioremediation
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- contagionDisease spread by contact
antibiotic · vaccine · immunity · outbreak · transmission · virulence · resistance · contamination
Algae-derived gelling substance
- cultureCollective social practices
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
centrifuge · autoclave · inoculation · colony · staining · aseptic · broth · slide
Microbial sugar conversion
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- cloningMaking identical copies
- recombinantGenetically engineered combination
bioengineering · biopharmaceutical · biosynthesis · enzyme · biofuel · probiotics · vector
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
archaea · algae · amoeba · yeast · mold · pathogen · prokaryote · eukaryote · protist · paramecium
bacteriology
Science of microscopic organisms
- virologyStudy of infectious agents
- mycologyScientific study of fungi
- parasitologyStudy of organisms exploiting others
immunology · epidemiology · biotechnology · genomics · bioinformatics · pathogenesis · taxonomy · phylogeny · bioremediation
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
contagion · antibiotic · vaccine · immunity · outbreak · transmission · virulence · resistance · contamination · sepsis
agar
Algae-derived gelling substance
- cultureCollective social practices
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
microscope · centrifuge · autoclave · inoculation · colony · staining · aseptic · broth · slide · coverslip
fermentation
Microbial sugar conversion
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- cloningMaking identical copies
recombinant · bioengineering · biopharmaceutical · biosynthesis · enzyme · biofuel · probiotics · vector
cell
Basic unit of life
mitochondria · flagellum · capsule · cell-wall · membrane · plasmid · chromosome · endospore · nucleoid · organelle
- biologycells, DNA, cell, gene, bacteriology
- sciencechemistry, physics, astronomy, geology, electron
- scienceschemistry, physics, astronomy, geology, mathematics
- STEMscience, engineering, mathematics, math, technology
- academic fieldsmathematics, chemistry, physics, history, philosophy
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
microbiologyzoology
Study of fauna
wildlife biology · mammalogy · ornithology · herpetology · ecology
microbiologymammalogy
Science of mammals
primatology · human biology · anatomy · physiology · zoology
microbiologyecology
Study of environmental relations
anatomy · physiology · conservation biology · ethology · evolutionary biology
- microbiology labsSpaces for studying microorganisms