DIFFERENT FIELDS OF MICROBIOLOGY

• BACTERIOLOGY is the science and study of bacteria and their relation to medicine.
• VIROLOGY is the study of viruses and virus-like agents, including (but not limited to) their taxonomy, disease-producing properties, cultivation, and genetics.
• MYCOLOGY is the branch of biology concerned with fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties.
• PARASITOLOGY is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them.
• PHYCOLOGY is also called algology is the study of algae.
• IMMUNOLOGY is the study of the immune system and is an essential branch of the medical and biological sciences.
• BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING is the use of microbiological and biochemical techniques to solve practical problems (ex: making plants resistant to insects and bacteria).
• The three practical applications of microbiology are FOOD PRODUCTION, BIODEGRATION, and COMMERCIAL PRODUCT PRODUCTION.
• PHYCOLOGY is sometimes called as ALGOLOGY.
• BIOREMEDIATION is a type of biodegration.
• BIOREMEDIATION occurs by harnessing the power of microorganisms/ microbes to clean up the contaminated site and restore ecosystem.