Fundamentals of Microbiology

The branch of biology which is involved in the study of unicellular, multicellular and acellular microorganisms is known as microbiology. These microorganisms are broadly divided into prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. Microbiology encompasses various sub-fields which are classified as either pure microbiology or applied microbiology. Pure microbiology includes fields such as virology, parasitology, bacteriology and mycology. Applied microbiology includes fields like medical microbi...