This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on Microbiologist is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:
Related Sponsors
A microbiologist is a scientist who works in the field of microbiology. Most have a university degree in the subject.
Specialists in the broad field of microbiology include:
- Bacteriologists, who work in the field of bacteriology and study bacteria.
- Environmental microbiologists - work in the field of environmental microbiology and study microbial processes in the environment.
- Food microbiologists, who work in the food industry and study pathogenic microorganisms that cause foodborne illness and spoilage.
- Industrial microbiologists, who generally work in biotechnology and study microorganisms that produce useful products.
- Medical microbiologists, medical practitioners (physicians) who have chosen to specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of microbial diseases in patients.
- Mycologists, who work in the field of mycology and study fungi.
- Protozoologists, who work in the field of protozoology and study protists.
- Virologists, who work in the field of virology and study viruses.
- Microbial epidemiologists, who study the role of microorganisms in health and illness.
See also
 |
This biology article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Wikipedia content modification information:
- This page was last modified on 9 October 2008, at 05:52.
Wikipedia Authorship and Review
Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.
Wikipedia Usage Guidelines
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "Microbiologist".
The URL for this specific entry is:
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.