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bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy

 (băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ə-jē)
n.
The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.

bac·te′ri·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), bac·te′ri·o·log′i·cal adj.
bac·te′ri·o·log′i·cal·ly adv.
bac·te′ri·ol′o·gist n.
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bacteriology

(bækˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ)
n
(Microbiology) the branch of science concerned with the study of bacteria
bacteriological, bacteriologic adj
bacˌterioˈlogically adv
bacˌteriˈologist n
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bac•te•ri•ol•o•gy

(bækˌtɪər iˈɒl ə dʒi)

n.
a branch of microbiology dealing with bacteria.
[1880–85]
bac•te`ri•o•log′i•cal (-əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.
bac•te`ri•o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.
bac•te`ri•ol′o•gist, n.
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bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy

(băk-tîr′ē-ŏl′ə-jē)
The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease.
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bacteriology

the branch of biology that studies and classifies bacteria. — bacteriologist, n.bacteriologic, bacteriological, adj.
See also: Bacteria
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bacteriology - the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to diseasebacteriology - the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
culture medium, medium - (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
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Translations
عِلْمُ الجَراثيم
bakteriologie
bakteriologi
בקטריולוגיה
bakteriologija
bakteriológia
gerla-/bakteríufræîi
細菌学
bacteriologie
bakteriológia

bacteriology

[bækˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ] Nbacteriología f
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bacteriology

[bækˌtɪəriˈɒlədʒi] nbactériologie f
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bacteriology

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bacteriology

[bækˌtɪərɪˈɒlədʒɪ] nbatteriologia
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bacteria

(bakˈtiəriə) singular bacˈterium (-əm) noun plural
organisms not able to be seen except under a microscope, found in rotting matter, in air, in soil and in living bodies, some being the germs of disease. a throat infection caused by bacteria.
bacˌteriˈology (-ˈolədʒi) noun
the study of bacteria.
bacˌterioˈlogical (ˈlo-) adjective
bacˌteriˈologist noun
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bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy

n. bacteriología, ciencia que estudia las bacterias.
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This volume traces the role of Robert Koch in establishing American bacteriology, as American researchers enrolled in his course in Germany since the field of study was absent in early US medical schools.
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She earned a BS Medical Lab Science from Hunter College, City University of New York; Diploma in Med Tech from Algonquin College of Applied Arts & Technology, Ottawa, Canada; and Diploma in Bacteriology, CASMET-Jamaica.
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The study titled "Genome Sequence of the Lantibiotic Bacteriocin Producer Streptococcus Salivarius Strain K12" was published in the Journal of Bacteriology (2012).
Bergey et al., however, chose in 1923 to instead recognize the host animal in the first edition of Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology and listed the bacterium as Mycobacterium chelonei.