A microbiologist running a pulsed field gel electrophoresis test used in bacterial typing.

A microbiologist is a scientist who works in the field of microbiology. Most have a university degree in the subject.

Specialists in the broad field of microbiology include:

• Bacteriologists, who work in the field of bacteriology and study bacteria.
• Environmental microbiologists - work in the field of environmental microbiology and study microbial processes in the environment.
• Food microbiologists, who work in the food industry and study pathogenic microorganisms that cause foodborne illness and spoilage.
• Industrial microbiologists, who generally work in biotechnology and study microorganisms that produce useful products.
• Medical microbiologists, medical practitioners (physicians) who have chosen to specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of microbial diseases in patients.
• Mycologists, who work in the field of mycology and study fungi.
• Protozoologists, who work in the field of protozoology and study protists.
• Virologists, who work in the field of virology and study viruses.
• Microbial epidemiologists, who study the role of microorganisms in health and illness.

See also

• Environmental microbiology
• Food microbiology
• Oral microbiology
• Virology

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