microbiology
noun
mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē 
: a branch of biology dealing with microscopic forms of life
microbiological
adjective
or less commonly microbiologic
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Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82 Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Despite agar’s significance, few remember Hesse’s key role in microbiology history.
—Corrado Nai, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Mary Lidstrom, a professor emeritus of chemical engineering and microbiology at the University of Washington, is working on genetically modifying bacteria that naturally consume methane as a food source, so that the microbes pull even more gas from the air.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
In 2017, Jon Stokes, a Canadian postdoc in microbiology, joined the lab of James J. Collins, an M.I.T. professor of biological engineering.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
Despite agar’s significance, few remember Hesse’s key role in microbiology history.
—Corrado Nai, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
Mary Lidstrom, a professor emeritus of chemical engineering and microbiology at the University of Washington, is working on genetically modifying bacteria that naturally consume methane as a food source, so that the microbes pull even more gas from the air.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
In 2017, Jon Stokes, a Canadian postdoc in microbiology, joined the lab of James J. Collins, an M.I.T. professor of biological engineering.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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microbiology
noun
mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈäl-ə-jē
: a branch of biology concerned especially with microscopic forms of life (as bacteria, protozoans, and viruses)
Medical Definition
microbiology
noun
mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈäl-ə-jē
plural microbiologies
: a branch of biology dealing especially with microorganisms (as bacteria and protozoans)
microbiological
adjective
also microbiologic
microbiological contamination
microbiological research
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