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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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.
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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
Lightning in a Bottle seemed to be in the right location at the right time, said Dr. Arturo Casadevall, chair of molecular microbiology and immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
—Elysee Barakett, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has less than a week’s supply of blood culture vials available, Dr. Romney Humphries, medical director of the health system’s microbiology laboratory, said on the call with clinicians on Tuesday.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 24 July 2024
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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
Lightning in a Bottle seemed to be in the right location at the right time, said Dr. Arturo Casadevall, chair of molecular microbiology and immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
—Elysee Barakett, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has less than a week’s supply of blood culture vials available, Dr. Romney Humphries, medical director of the health system’s microbiology laboratory, said on the call with clinicians on Tuesday.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 24 July 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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