Applied Microbiology

Clinical Bacteriology & Virology

 Clinical bacteriology is the study of bacteria and their relation to medicine and to other areas such as agriculture and industry. These are the single-celled microorganisms which can live as independent organisms or dependently like a parasite. Clinical microbiologists use microscope to look at smears of original samples to get early information.Clinical virology is that the study of viruses and virus-like agents, including their classification, disease-producing properties and genetics. It is often considered a neighborhood of microbiology or pathology. Viruses have conventionally been viewed in a negative milieu responsible for diseases; however viruses also have certain beneficial properties that can be exploited for useful purposes such as role of virus in gene therapy.