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Branches of microbiology

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The branches of microbiology can be classified into pure and applied sciences.{{cite book|title=Pharmaceutical Microbiology Principles and Applications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VN9Oj2MKTkQC&pg=SA1-PA1|accessdate=18 June 2011|publisher=Nirali Prakashan|isbn=978-81-85790-61-9|pages=1.1–1.2}} Microbiology can be also classified based on taxonomy, in the cases of bacteriology, mycology, protozoology, and phycology. There is considerable overlap between the specific branches of microbiology with each other and with other disciplines, and certain aspects of these branches can extend beyond the traditional scope of microbiology{{Cite web|url = http://www.generalmicroscience.com/microbiology/branches-of-microbiology/|title = Branches of Microbiology|date = 13 January 2017|access-date = 4 May 2017|archive-date = 24 January 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230124162401/http://www.generalmicroscience.com/microbiology/branches-of-microbiology/|url-status = dead}}{{cite book|title=Brock Biology of Microorganisms|isbn=978-0321897398|edition=14th|last1=Madigan|first1=Michael T.|last2=Martinko|first2=John M.|last3=Bender|first3=Kelly S.|last4=Buckley|first4=Daniel H.|last5=Stahl|first5=David A.|year=2015|publisher=Pearson }}

In general the field of microbiology can be divided in the more fundamental branch (pure microbiology) and the applied microbiology (biotechnology). In the more fundamental field the organisms are studied as the subject itself on a deeper (theoretical) level.

Applied microbiology refers to the fields where the micro-organisms are applied in certain processes such as brewing or fermentation. The organisms itself are often not studied as such, but applied to sustain certain processes.

Pure microbiology

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Applied microbiology

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