bacteriology
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Microbes, genetics, biochem, Biologybacteriologybac‧te‧ri‧ol‧o‧gy /bækˌtɪəriˈɒlədʒi $ -ˌtɪriˈɑːl-/ noun [uncountable] HBMthe scientific study of bacteria —bacteriologist noun [countable] —bacteriological /bækˌtɪəriəˈlɒdʒɪkəl $ -ˌtɪriəˈlɑː-/ adjectiveExamples from the Corpusbacteriology• This behaviour can be observed, and we hope analysed, especially in bacteriology.