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microbiology

American  
[mahy-kroh-bahy-ol-uh-jee] / ˌmaɪ kroʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic organisms.


microbiology British  
/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌmaɪkrəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of biology involving the study of microorganisms

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microbiology Scientific  
/ mī′krō-bī-ŏlə-jē /
  1. The scientific study of microorganisms.


Other Word Forms

  • microbiologic adjective
  • microbiological adjective
  • microbiologically adverb
  • microbiologist noun

Etymology

Origin of microbiology

First recorded in 1885–90; micro- + biology

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The team is also planning studies to examine how ultrasound affects honey microbiology.

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But there is one small hitch, as described by Epstein in an email: “She is a microbiology major and is still in university, so I doubt that she could travel during the week.”

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The symposium included twelve specialists representing nutrition, food science, dietetics, nutrition metabolism and physiology, cardiovascular and cognitive health, gut health and microbiology, and both preclinical and clinical research models.

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"This is a new way of regenerating adult tissue, and it has significant clinical promise for treating arthritis due to aging or injury," said Helen Blau, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology.

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Notti earned his Ph.D. in structural microbiology at Rockefeller before moving into oncology, and he suggested to Walz that they investigate this unanswered question together.

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