Scope of Microbiology
2.) Basic Microbiology
a.) By Kind of Organism
1.) Microbe Taxonomy
2.) Fields of Organisms
a.) Bacteriology-study of bacteria
b.) Virology-study of viruses
c.) Protozoology-study of protozoan
d.) Mycology-study of fungi
e.) Phycology-study of algae
f.) Parasitology-study of parasites
b.) By Process
1.) Microbial Metabolism-process similar to human metabolism
2.) Microbial Genetics-DNA is made the same way as in humans
3.) Microbial Ecology-study how microbes effect our environment
c.) In Relation to Disease
1.) Immunology-how our body defends itself against microbes
2.) Epidemiology-study of outbreaks of epidemics
3.) Etiology-determining the cause of a disease
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