microbiology

Also known as mbio

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Microbiology is the study of living organisms that are too small to see with the naked eye, such as bacteria and other microorganisms. It matters because these tiny organisms affect many aspects of our lives, from causing diseases and spoiling food to playing essential roles in medicine, agriculture, and environmental processes.

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Research

1,988,099 papers

Medical microbiology.Journal of basic microbiology · 2010Kurzai O, Kothe EDOI: 10.1002/jobm.201090014
Oral microbiology.ReviewAdvances in applied microbiology · 1966Hoffman HDOI: 10.1016/s0065-2164(08)70496-9
Cellular Microbiology is launched.ReviewCellular microbiology · 1999Falkow SDOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.1999.00005.x
Environmental Microbiology meets Microbial Biotechnology.Microbial biotechnology · 2008Ramos JL, Fernández M, Solano J et al.DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2008.00068.x
Microbiology--waterborne outbreaks.ReviewJournal - Water Pollution Control Federation · 1976Craun GF
Microbiology--waterborne outbreaks.ReviewJournal - Water Pollution Control Federation · 1975Craun GF
Food microbiology update. Emerging foodborne pathogens.ReviewApplied biochemistry and biotechnology · 1983Bryant RGDOI: 10.1007/BF02779916
Microbiology.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 1956SHIOTA TDOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1956.0070

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Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular (single-celled), multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, protistology, mycology, immunology, and parasitology.