Video: Basics of Microbiology

Microbiologists

Microbiologists held about 21,400 jobs in 2020. The largest employers of microbiologists were as follows:Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences - 31%Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing - 13%Federal government, excluding postal service... ... more

Academic Programs of Interest for Microbiologists

Anatomy
Anatomy is the branch of biology that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that can include human anatomy, animal... more

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Aquatic Biology
In Aquatic Biology you will study an ecosystem located in a body of water. Communities of organisms that are dependent on each other and on their environment... more

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Biology
Biology is the scientific study of life. Biology examines the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution of living things. It classifies and describes organisms, their functions,... more

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Botany/Plant Biology
Botany is the scientific study of plant life. As a branch of biology, it is also called plant science(s), phytology, or plant biology. Botany covers a wide... more

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Cell Biology
Cell biology is an academic discipline that studies cells. This includes their physiological properties, their structure, the organelles they contain, interactions with their environment, their life cycle,... more

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Environmental Science
Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. It is an interdisciplinary science overlapping the categories in Natural sciences,... more

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Genetics
Genetics is the science of heredity and variation in living organisms. The modern science of genetics, which seeks to understand the mechanisms of inheritance, only began with... more

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Microbiology
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are unicellular or cell-cluster microscopic organisms. Microbiology is a broad term which includes many branches like virology, mycology, parasitology and... more

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Molecular Biology
Molecular biology is the study of biology at a molecular level. The field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry. Molecular biology... more

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Molecular Genetics
Molecular genetics is the field of biology which studies the structure and function of genes at a molecular level. The field studies how the genes are transferred... more

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Neurobiology
Neurobiology is the study of cells of the nervous system and the organization of these cells into functional circuits that process information and mediate behavior. Most neurobiology... more

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Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious diseases) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycetes,... more

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