bacteriology

n.
The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.

bacteriologic bac·te'ri·o·log'ic (-ə-lŏj'ĭk) or bac·te'ri·o·log'i·cal adj.
bacteriologically bac·te'ri·o·log'i·cal·ly adv.
bacteriologist bac·te'ri·ol'o·gist n.

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The science and study of bacteria, and hence a specialized branch of microbiology. It deals with the nature and properties of the bacteria as living entities, their morphology and developmental history, ecology, physiology and biochemistry, genetics, and classification.

The major subjects that have consecutively occupied the forefront of bacteriological research have been the origin of bacteria, the constancy or variability of their properties, their role as causative agents of disease and of spoilage of foods, their significance in the cycle of matter, their classification, and their physiological, biochemical, and genetic features. See also Bacteria; Microbiology.

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n

The scientific study of bacteria.

The scientific study of bacteria and the diseases they cause.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - bakteriologi

Nederlands (Dutch)
bacteriologie

Français (French)
n. - bactériologie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bakteriologie, Bakterienkunde/Bakterienforschung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βακτηριολογία, μικροβιολογία

Italiano (Italian)
batteriologia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bacteriologia (f)

Русский (Russian)
бактериология

Español (Spanish)
n. - bacteriología

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bakteriologi

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
细菌学

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 細菌學

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 세균학

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 細菌学

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بكتيريولوجيا, علم البكتيريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חקר החיידקים, בקטריולוגיה‬

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