Bacteriology

/bæktˌi‍əɹɪˈɒləd‍ʒi/

/ˌbæktɪˌɹiˈɑɫədʒi/

Bacteriology

a branch of microbiology that is concerned with the study of bacteria and their relations to medicine, agriculture, and industry

Examples

1. During his time there, he continued his research into bacteriology in a makeshift laboratory in Boulogne, France.

2. They founded the discipline of bacteriology, or the study of bacteria, particularly in relation to human health.

3. Alexander Fleming, a professor of bacteriology, returns from a two-week holiday to his workplace at St Mary’s Hospital in London.

4. In 1908 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Bacteriology and became a lecturer at St. Mary’s.