8^th Pathology and Infectious Disease Conference

Microbiology

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, these being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology enclose numerous sub-disciplines including protistology, virology, immunology, bacteriology, mycology and parasitology. Eukaryotic microorganisms possess membrane-bound organelles and include fungi and protists, whereas prokaryotic organisms—all of which are microorganisms—are conventionally classified as lacking membrane-bound organelles and involve Bacteria and Archaea. Microbiologists traditionally depend on culture, staining, and microscopy. However, less than 1% of the microorganisms present in common environments can be cultured in isolation using current.