bacteriology
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Origin of bacteriology
Explanation
Bacteriology is the science of certain single-celled microorganisms, both the harmful ones that cause diseases and the helpful ones in yogurt and kimchi. Bacteriology is formed by adding the suffix -ology, or "science," to bacteria, whose root means "staff," from the shape of the earliest bacteria viewed through a microscope. This branch of biology focuses on every aspect of bacteria, particularly the way medicine can be used to prevent and cure bacterial diseases.
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The study appears in the Journal of Bacteriology and was selected as an Editor's Pick, highlighting its significance.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
The study "TamAB is regulated by PhoPQ and functions in outer membrane homeostasis during Salmonella pathogenesis" was published in the Journal of Bacteriology.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2024
The Emeritus Professor of Bacteriology at Aberdeen University receives a CBE for his services to microbiology and food hygiene.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2013
He became Clinical Professor of Bacteriology and Immunology�the first Negro professor Harvard University has had in its 313 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Department of Pathology and Bacteriology of the Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia reported using "about" 124 rabbits and guinea- pigs, chiefly for research purposes.
From An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals by Leffingwell, Albert
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