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<li><strong>Medical microbiology</strong>: The study of the role of microbes in human illness. Includes the study of microbial pathogenesis and epidemiology and is related to the study of disease pathology and immunology. </li>
<li><strong>Veterinary microbiology</strong>: The study of the role in microbes in veterinary medicine or animal taxonomy. </li>
<li><strong>Environmental microbiology</strong>: The study of the function and diversity of microbes in their natural environments. Includes the study of microbial ecology, microbially-mediated nutrient cycling, geomicrobiology, microbial diversity and bioremediation. Characterisation of key bacterial habitats such as the rhizosphere and phyllosphere.<a title="piese auto ieftine" rel="dofollow" href="http://www.all-auto.ro/piese-auto" rel="dofollow" title="piese auto ieftine"><img bordervspace="02" hspace="2" altborder="piese auto ieftine" vspace="20" src="http://www.all-auto.ro/images/piese auto" alt="piese auto ieftine" /></a> </li>
<li><strong>Evolutionary microbiology</strong>: The study of the evolution of microbes. Includes the study of bacterial systematics and taxonomy. </li>
<li><strong>Industrial microbiology</strong>: The exploitation of microbes for use in industrial processes. Examples include industrial fermentation and wastewater treatment. Closely linked to the biotechnology industry. This field also includes brewing, an important <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1278490554374*/">application </a> of microbiology. </li>
<li><strong>Aeromicrobiology</strong>: The study of airborne microorganisms. </li>
<li><strong>Food Microbiology</strong>: The study of microorganisms causing food spoilage. </li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Benefits of microbiology</span></h2>
<p>While microbes are often viewed negatively due to their association with many human illnesses, microbes are also responsible for many beneficial processes such as industrial fermentation (e.g. the production of alcohol and dairy products), antibiotic production and as vehicles for cloning in higher organisms such as plants. Scientists have also exploited their knowledge of microbes to produce biotechnologically important enzymes such as Taq polymerase, reporter genes for use in other genetic systems and novel molecular biology techniques such as the yeast two-hybrid system.</p>
