bacteriology

American  

[bak-teer-ee-ol-uh-jee] / bækˌtɪər iˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.

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bacteriology British  

/ bækˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ, bækˌtɪərɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the branch of science concerned with the study of bacteria

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bacteriology Scientific  

/ băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of bacteria, especially bacteria that cause disease.

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Other Word Forms

• bacteriologic adjective
• bacteriological adjective
• bacteriologically adverb
• bacteriologist noun

Etymology

Origin of bacteriology

First recorded in 1880–85; bacterio- + -logy

Example Sentences

"To my knowledge, it's one of the first times you can make two valuable products simultaneously in one microbe," says Tim Donohue, UW-Madison professor of bacteriology and director of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

Fleming, later seen in his bacteriology lab at St. Mary’s Hospital in London, is a rumpled, earnest figure.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

“When you talk about carbon cycles you really want to start thinking carefully about decomposers,” said Anne Pringle, a professor of botany and bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2021

Now, the doctor, scientist, university professor and pioneer of bacteriology will be beatified, a step toward sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church.

From Washington Times • Apr. 29, 2021

By now the new science of bacteriology, pioneered by Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur, had convinced most public health officials that contaminated drinking water caused the spread of cholera and other bacterial diseases.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson