Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781118743164
Author: Jacquelyn G. Black, Laura J. Black
Publisher: WILEY
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To difference: Between bacteria and virus.

Introduction: Microbiology is a branch of science that deals with the study of microorganisms that are invisible to the naked eye. Microbiology studies about both the disease causing microbes and beneficiary microbes, about their cell biology, morphology, methods to identify, diagnose, and to culture them. The study of microbiology includes parasitology, mycology, and virology.

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To describe: The ways to fight infectious diseases caused by bacteria other than through the use of antibiotics.

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