microbiology
noun
mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē 
: a branch of biology dealing with microscopic forms of life
microbiological
adjective
or less commonly microbiologic
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Pluralibacter gergoviae is a bacteria that has been linked to respiratory diseases, urinary tract infections, eye infections and sepsis, particularly in immunocompromised people, according to Melbec Microbiology, a microbiology testing company that specializes in cosmetics.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
All of microbiology becomes as much engineering as science.
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Letting Germs Spread in the Kitchen One common food safety pitfall is increasing the risk of cross-contamination in the kitchen, Ahmed Abdelhamid, PhD, an assistant professor in food microbiology at Michigan State University, told Health.
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Transmission itself is rare, as bacteria tends to flower into infection among the immunocompromised, according to Michele Swanson, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Michigan Medical School.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
All of microbiology becomes as much engineering as science.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Letting Germs Spread in the Kitchen One common food safety pitfall is increasing the risk of cross-contamination in the kitchen, Ahmed Abdelhamid, PhD, an assistant professor in food microbiology at Michigan State University, told Health.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Transmission itself is rare, as bacteria tends to flower into infection among the immunocompromised, according to Michele Swanson, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Michigan Medical School.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Microbiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microbiology. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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microbiology
noun
mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈäl-ə-jē
: a branch of biology concerned especially with microscopic forms of life (as bacteria, protozoans, and viruses)
Medical Definition
microbiology
noun
mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌmī-krō-bī-ˈäl-ə-jē
plural microbiologies
: a branch of biology dealing especially with microorganisms (as bacteria and protozoans)
microbiological
adjective
also microbiologic
microbiological contamination
microbiological research
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