microbiology
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Microbiology is the study of living organisms that are too small to see with the naked eye, such as bacteria and other microorganisms. It matters because these tiny organisms affect many aspects of our lives, from causing diseases and spoiling food to playing essential roles in medicine, agriculture, and environmental processes.
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Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular (single-celled), multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, protistology, mycology, immunology, and parasitology.