bacteriologist

noun

1. a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.

noun

1. the branch of science concerned with the study of bacteria

n.

1884, from German; see bacteria + -ology. Related: Bacteriological (1886). Bacteriological warfare is from 1924.

n.

1. The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.

1. The scientific study of bacteria, especially bacteria that cause disease.