Editing Bacteriology (section)

== Overview ==
[[File:Colonies de legionelles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|An [[agar plate]] with [[bacteria]] spread by the streak plate method.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dahal |first=Prashant |date=2022-08-28 |title=Streak Plate Method - Principle, Types, Methods, Uses |url=https://microbenotes.com/streak-plate-method-principle-methods-significance-limitations/ |website=Microbe Notes |language=en-US}}</ref>]]

=== Definition ===
Bacteriology is the study of bacteria and their relation to medicine. Bacteriology evolved from physicians needing to apply the [[Germ theory of disease|germ theory]] to address the concerns relating to disease spreading in hospitals the 19th century.<ref name=":0" /> Identification and characterizing of bacteria being associated to diseases led to advances in [[pathogenic bacteriology]]. [[Koch's postulates]] played a role into identifying the relationships between bacteria and specific diseases. Since then, bacteriology has played a role in successful advances in science such as bacterial vaccines like [[diphtheria toxoid]] and [[tetanus toxoid]]. Bacteriology can be studied and applied in many sub-fields relating to [[agriculture]], [[marine biology]], [[water pollution]], [[bacterial genetics]], [[veterinary medicine]], [[biotechnology]] and others.<ref name="Kreuder-Sonnen">{{cite book |last1=Kreuder-Sonnen |first1=Katharina |title=eLS |publisher=[[Wiley (publisher)|Wiley]] |year=2016 |isbn=9780470015902 |pages=1–11 |chapter=History of Bacteriology |doi=10.1002/9780470015902.a0003073.pub2}}</ref><ref name="Baron">{{cite book |last1=Baron |first1=S. |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7627/ |title=Medical Microbiology |publisher=[[University of Texas]] Medical Branch at Galveston |year=1996 |isbn=0-9631172-1-1 |editor-last=Baron |editor-first=S. |edition=4th |chapter=Introduction to Bacteriology |pmid=21413299 |id=NBK8120 |chapter-url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8120/}}</ref>

=== Bacteriologists ===
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A [[bacteriologist]] is a [[microbiologist]] or other trained professional in bacteriology. Bacteriologists are interested in studying and learning about bacteria, as well as using their skills in clinical settings. This includes investigating properties of bacteria such as morphology, ecology, genetics and biochemistry, phylogenetics, genomics and many other areas related to bacteria like disease diagnostic testing.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bacteriologist: Job Description, Duties and Salary |language=en |work=Study.com |url=http://study.com/articles/Bacteriologist_Job_Description_Duties_and_Salary.html |access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref> They can also work as medical scientists, veterinary scientists, or diagnostic technicians in locations like clinics, blood banks, hospitals, laboratories and animal hospitals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-20 |title=Bacteriologist: Job Description, Duties and Salary |url=https://bestaccreditedcolleges.org/articles/bacteriologist-job-description-duties-and-salary.html |access-date= |website=Best Accredited Colleges |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} American College of Veterinary Microbiologists |url=https://www.acvm.us/about-acvm/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=www.acvm.us}}</ref> Bacteriologists working in public health or biomedical research help develop vaccines for public use.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-03 |title=Vaccines Working Group |url=https://www.nih.gov/research-training/medical-research-initiatives/activ/vaccines-working-group |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=National Institutes of Health (NIH) |language=EN}}</ref>