Students may have query about what is microbiology and there career scope. In this they get their answers.

1. Basic Information of
Microbiology

2.  MICROBIOLOGY= Micro(small) + Biology
 Study about microorganisms. The microorganisms are too
small to see our naked eyes in which include viruses,
bacteria, fungi.
 The person who specialized in this field called as
“Microbiologist”.
 Microbiologists study these organisms by using tools, like
microscopes, genetics, and culturing.
 Microscope use to magnify microbial cells
 Genetics & Molecular biology to understand
evolutionary relationship between microbes & their
habitat
 Culturing growing or cultivate microbes on petri dish

3. Bacteriology Study of Bacteria
Virology Study of Viruses
Mycology Study of Fungi
Parasitology Study of Parasites
Immunology Study of immune system
Microbial physiology Study of microbial growth, metabolism
& cell structure
Microbial genetics Study of genes are organize in
microbial cells
Medical microbiology Study of pathogenic microbes & role
in human illness
Pharmaceutical
microbiology
Study of microorganisms related to
produce antibiotics, enzymes,
vaccine.
Industrial Study the exploitation of microbes for
use in industrial process

4.  The Environmentally:- Some microbes are important
for cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus.
 At pharmaceutical level:- the production of antibiotics,
vaccines and some other products.
 Food:- in which the production of various kinds of
alcoholic beverages (wine, beer), dairy products,
fermented food products etc.
 Biotechnology:- some microbes have been used to
synthesize many chemicals like acetone and acetic acid.
 Research:- microbes are used as model organisms for
the biochemical and medical investigations.
 For medical field:- microbiology is important to study
for medical students as well for understood of better
hygiene.

5.  Eligibility criteria is to take bachelor courses after passing
the 12th class with PCB subject with the 50% of scoring.
 It is necessary to hold a 3 year of bachelors degree
(B.Sc.) in Microbiology field. Then for further studies 2
year of Master degree (M.Sc) & Doctor of Philosophy
(Ph.D).
 As Job profiles include, research assistant, food-industrial
and environmental microbiologist, clinical Veterinary
microbiologist, Scientific Laboratory Technician.
 As Employment Areas include, Universities/colleges,
Beverage Industry, Chemical Industries, Agriculture
Department, Pharmaceutical Industries.

6.  In India, the average salary of a Microbiologist is
between 2 to 3 lakh per year.
 An experienced Microbiologist with masters or Ph.D.
degree can get a very good salary package in both
government & private sectors.
 Salary will depend on several factors like organization,
sector, job profile, location, etc. And it will also depend on
the experience in this field.

7.  Brock Biology of Microorganisms by Michael T.
Madigan, John M. Martinko.
 Microbiology: An introduction by Gerard J. Tortora,
Berdell R. Funke and Christine L. Case.
 Prescott’s Microbiology by Joanne Willey, Linda
Sherwood and Christopher J. Woolverton.
 Textbook of Microbiology by R. Ananthnarayan, CK
Jayaram Paniker.