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Question 1

Bacteriology

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Study of bacteria

Question 2

Phycology

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Study of algae

Question 3

Mycology

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Study of fungi

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Virology

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Study of viruses

Question 5

Parasitology

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Study of parasitic protozoans and helminthes

Question 6

Protozoalogy

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Study of protozoans

Question 7

Microbial metabolism

Answer 7

Study of energy generation

Question 8

Microbial genetics

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Study of genes and inheritance

Question 9

Immunology

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Study of the host’s defense to infection

Question 10

Epidemiology

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Study of distribution and frequency of diseases

Question 11

Etiology

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Study of the causes of disease

Question 12

Morphology

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Study of structure

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Physiology

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Study of metabolism

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Taxonomy

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Study of classification

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Pathogenic

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Study of mechanisms of disease

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Infection control

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Study of how to regulate disease spread in hospitals - nosocomial infections

Question 17

Chemotherapy

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Development and use of chemicals to treat disease

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Environmental microbiology

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Study of how microbes interact with their environment and each other; develop control and protection against pollution

Question 19

Food/beverage technology

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Developing and implementing tests for food borne pathogens and spoilage organisms

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Pharmaceutical microbiology

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Development antibiotics, vaccines, etc; related to genetic engineering and bioprospecting

Question 21

Genetic engineering

Answer 21

Using microbes to genetically manipulate organisms for the purpose of benefits to humans