Bacteriologic

a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
historical examples

the platinum wire used in bacteriologic work is less satisfactory because not usually stiff enough.
a manual of clinical diagnosis james campbell todd

the diagnosis should always be confirmed by bacteriologic examination.
health on the farm h. f. harris

as the bodies were mummified and unfit for bacteriologic examination they were burned.
plague thomas wright jackson

he was shown to have plague by bacteriologic examination made at the bureau of science.
plague thomas wright jackson

we have no ant-toxin and no bacteriologic means of positive diagnosis.
preventable diseases woods hutchinson

the methods used in bacteriologic study are based on a few very distinct principles.
birds and nature vol. 9 no. 1 [january 1901] various

laumonnier then carried out some experiments which were in turn submitted to bacteriologic control.
the propaganda for reform in proprietary medicines, vol. 2 of 2 various

noun
the branch of science concerned with the study of bacteria
n.

1884, from german; see bacteria + -ology. related: bacteriological (1886). bacteriological warfare is from 1924.

bacteriology bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy (bāk-tēr’ē-ŏl’ə-jē)
n.
the study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.
bac·te’ri·o·log’ic (-ə-lŏj’ĭk) adj.
bac·te’ri·ol’o·gist n.
bacteriology
(bāk-tîr’ē-ŏl’ə-jē)
the scientific study of bacteria, especially bacteria that cause disease.