Bacteriology

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  • noun. The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. That department of biology which investigates bacteria and other microbes, especially their life-history and agency in disease; the scientific study of bacteria.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The branch of microbiology relating to bacteria.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
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  • noun. the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease