Find Out A Few Of The Branches That Comprise Microbiology Society

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By Edna Booker


It is great to realize that microbiology has made this world a better place for everyone today especially by studying different microorganisms and controlling their harmful influence. Those who study microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, algae, protozoa and fungi are called microbiologists and they form a community to make this scientific world stronger. If you have the desire to study more about these microorganisms, which your naked eyes cannot see, you should also look forward to joining the microbiology society.

If you are willing to study microbiology, you should know that it involves different branches. This means that the members of this society are not from the save line of study since they fall in the different branches. Mycology happens to be one of the branches that people with interest in learning more about fungi join. These scientists further classify fungi into yeast, molds, mushrooms and puff balls.

Viruses cause different diseases and infections that sometimes take long to treat and eradicate. Scientists in this branch make you know that you cannot classify viruses as eukaryotic or prokaryotic. They also argue that viruses are not living things and they are also not non-living things since they lie in between the two. Most of these scientists state that viruses are major cause of disease in human beings, plants and animals.

Most people just hear about protozoa, but they really do not have much information about them. However, there are scientists who take their time to learn what protozoa are and their contribution to the community. According to scientists who study protozoa, these microorganisms cause malaria, amoebic dysentery and sleeping sickness especially to young babies and expectant mothers.

Those who study medical microbiology are also essential members of this community due to the immense contribution about disease control that they bring. Members of this branch study pathogenic microbes, their reproduction, genetics, physiology and life cycle. What many people do not know is that some of these microbes are remedies for various microbial diseases. Some of the diseases you study in this branch include typhoid, leprosy and tuberculosis.

In this scientific community, you would also find scholars who study how fermentation occurs and its benefits to various industries. Without fermentation, many industries would not produce the different products they manufacture. Scientists who study microbial fermentation processes in this community also help industries on the right microorganisms they would grow and culture to ferment their products. This is how these scientists contribute to this community.

It is important to know that scientists who study immunological reactions and their systems are also part of this community. In fact, they comprise of a significant number today due to their great involvement in knowing how human body fight microbes and germs in the body. Some people do not know that their body systems produce certain toxins that cause serious problems later in the body. However, these scientists help you understand how your body forms antibodies that destroy antigens that cause medical problems.

The plastics and nylon objects you see around degrade with time depending on the microbial activity. Many people actually do not know that certain microorganisms are responsible for this degradation. The decomposition processes in most objects are microbial. The scientists who help people discover this contribute a lot also to this scientific community.




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