Crossword clues for microbiologist
microbiologist
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Microbiology \Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gy\, n. [See Microbe; -logy.] The branch of biology studying minute organisms, or microbes, such as the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa. -- Mi`cro*bi`o*log"ic*al, a. -- Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gist, n.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1882, from microbiology + -ist.
Wiktionary
n. A scientist whose speciality is microbiology.
WordNet
n. a specialist in microbiology
Wikipedia
A microbiologist (from Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes or works in the field of microbiology. Microbiologists investigate the growth and characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, fungi, or some types of parasites. They contribute much to the field by trying to understand and learn about the interaction between these microbes and the environment. Most microbiologists are certified to work in offices and/or research facilities, such as a laboratory. There, they conduct experiments that help analyze investigation of microbes and their contributions to the field. A microbiologist's work is often repeated or improved in order to establish accurate research. Most microbiologists specialize in environmental, food, agricultural, or medical aspects of medical or industrial microbiology including: virology (the study of viruses); immunology (the study of mechanisms that fight infections); or bioinformatics (the methods for storing, retrieving, organizing and analyzing biological data). Many microbiologists use biotechnology to advance the understanding of cell reproduction and human disease. Some microbiologists have contributed to knowledge of pathogens and disease-causing microbes.
The term "microbiologist" comes from the Greek mīkros meaning "small" , and bios, meaning " life" , combined with -logia meaning one who studies.
Microbiology is a specific subset of science that often overlaps with other subjects surrounding biology. Because microbiologists specialize in the investigation of microorganisms that typically cause infection, their research commonly promotes information found in immunology, pathology, and molecular biology.
There were 16,900 microbiologists employed in the United States in 2008; this number was projected to increase by over 12 percent in the next decade.
Usage examples of "microbiologist".
In 1991, a USDA microbiologist and leading authority on Campylobacter found the bacteria present in 98 percent of store-bought chickens.
Most of the speakers at conferences such as this were microbiologists and pharmacologists, experts in the research and manufacture of drugs.
By the time Chris was through, he had hired six fulltime class-A researcherstwo pharmacologists plus a medicinal chemist, a microbiologist, a protein chemist, and a geneticist.
Those messages were duly forwarded to a dozen more phycologists and microbiologists around the world, several of whom asked her to send the digitized photos of the specimens.
Any bacterium that thrives in a lab is by definition exceptional, and yet these were, almost exclusively, the organisms studied by microbiologists.
Created by microbiologist John Vetterly, QD is described as an artificial form of life that in turn was capable of producing a disease strain that was and still is quite unknown.
One of the strictest dictums of her profession as a microbiologist was a strict limitation of genetic manipulation.