The science and study of bacteria and their relation to medicine and to other areas such as agriculture (e.g., farm animals) and industry. Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms which can live as independent organisms or, dependently, as parasites. Among the better known bacteria are strep, staph, and the agents of tuberculosis and leprosy. Bact [..]

1884, from German; see bacteria + -ology. Related: Bacteriological (1886). Bacteriological warfare is from 1924.

The study of a group of single-celled organisms called bacteria.

(n) the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease

n. bacteriología

The study of the structure, Growth, function, Genetics, and Reproduction of Bacteria, and Bacterial Infections.

Study of Plant Diseases of bacterial origin.

The study of bacteria particularly those that cause disease

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