mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy

(mī′krō-bī-ŏl′ə-jē)

The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms.

mi′cro·bi′o·log′i·cal (-bī′ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl), mi′cro·bi′o·log′ic adj.

mi′cro·bi′o·log′i·cal·ly adv.

mi′cro·bi·ol′o·gist n.

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Noun

microbiologist - a specialist in microbiology

biologist, life scientist - (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms

virologist - a specialist in virology

Translations

microbiologo

microbiologist

[ˌmaɪkrəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪst] N → microbiólogo/a m/f

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microbiologist

[ˌmaɪkrəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪst] n → microbiologiste m/f

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On September 28, 2006, a microbiologist aged 47 years (microbiologist A) who worked at a clinical laboratory had onset of high fever, sweating, malaise, anorexia, headache, and hip pain.

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