- Recent work in bacteriology has been focused on vaccines as well as antibiotics

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Bacteriology is the study of bacteria and how that affect human health as well as agriculture

Bacteriology

- Shiel Jr., W. C., Dr. (2018, December 11). Definition of Bacteriology. Retrieved February 22, 2021, from https://www.medicinenet.com/bacteriology/definition.htm
- Baron S, editor. Medical Microbiology. 4th edition. Galveston (TX): University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; 1996. Introduction to Bacteriology. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8120/

References for Disciplines of Microbiology

- Evolved as a result of a need to develop and test the germ theory of disease as well as the need to search for ways to prolong the spoilage of agricultural products
- Initial advances in bacteriology focused on finding bacteria that caused a certain disease
- Koch's Postulates were often used to prove this relationship between the pathogen and the disease

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