08-16-2017, 10:08 PM
Microbiology (from Greek , m kros, "small"; , bios, "life"; and - , -logia) is the study of microscopic organisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, mycology, parasitology, and bacteriology.