Subdisciplines

Phycology - Study of algae

Mycology - Study of fungi (mushrooms, molds, yeast)

Protozoology - Study of protozoa

Virology - Study of viruses

Bacteriology - Study of bacteria

Medical microbiology - Study of the relationship between disease and micro-organisms

Parasitology - Study of protozoa, helminths, some insects that act as vectors (mosquitoes)

Immunology - Study of defense mechanism, antibodies, antigens. Includes allergy and hypersensitivities

Molecular biology - DNA/RNA sequencing for the purposes of identification of the organism and its genetic relationship with other organisms

Microbial ecologist - Study of how organisms act in the soil, water, or other habitats. Study of their part in the carbon and nitrogen cycles

Microbial physiologist - Study of metabolic pathways such as fermentation