Lecture 1: Fields of Microbiology

Question 1

microbe-centered fields (6)

Answer 1

bacteriology
phycology
mycology
protozoology
parasitology
virology

Question 2

process-centered microbiology (3)

Answer 2

microbial metabolism
microbial genetics
environmental microbiology

Question 3

bacteriology

Answer 3

study of bacteria

Question 4

phycology

Answer 4

study of algae

Question 5

mycology

Answer 5

study of fungi

Question 6

protozoology

Answer 6

study of protozoa

Question 7

parasitology

Answer 7

study of parasites

Question 8

virology

Answer 8

study of parasites

Question 9

microbial metabolism

Answer 9

study of biochemistry: chemical reactions within cells
study the means by which a microbe obtains
the energy and nutrients (e.g. carbon) it needs to live and reproduce

Question 10

microbial genetics

Answer 10

study of the functions of DNA and RNA

Question 11

environmental microbiology

Answer 11

study of the relationships between microbes, and among microbes, other organisms, and their environment

Question 12

medical microbiology (6)

Answer 12

serology
immunology
epidemiology
etiology
infection control
chemotherapy

Question 13

study of the antibodies in blood serum, particularly as an indicator of infection

Answer 13

serology

Question 14

study of the body’s defenses against specific diseases

Answer 14

immunology

Question 15

study of the frequency, distribution, and spread of disease

Answer 15

epidemiology

Question 16

study of the causes of disease

Answer 16

etiology

Question 17

study of hygiene in health care settings and control of nosocomial infections

Answer 17

infection control

Question 18

study of the development and use of drugs to treat infectious diseases

Answer 18

chemotherapy

Question 19

applied environmental microbiology (3)

Answer 19

bioremediation
public health microbiology
agricultural microbiology

Question 20

use of microbes to remove pollutants

Answer 20

bioremediation

Question 21

sewage treatment, water purification, and control of insects that spread disease

Answer 21

public health microbiology

Question 22

use of microbes to control insect pests

Answer 22

agricultural microbiology

Question 23

industrial microbiology (biotechnology) (3)

Answer 23

food and beverage technology
pharmaceutical microbiology
recombinant DNA technology

Question 24

reduction or elimination of harmful microbes in food and drink

Answer 24

food and beverage technology

Question 25

manufacture of vaccines and antibiotics

Answer 25

pharmaceutical microbiology

Question 26

alteration of microbial genes to synthesize useful products

Answer 26

recombinant DNA technology