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microbiology
Subheadingmicrobiology
Record TypeQ
Entry VersionMICROBIOL
AbbreviationMI
Scope NoteUsed with organs, animals, and higher plants and with diseases for microbiologic studies. For parasites, "parasitology" is used; for viruses, "virology" is used.
Annotationsubhead only; for bacteria, rickettsia, fungi; see also / parasitology & / virology; for ability of organisms to cause disease use / pathogenicity; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.46; DF: /microbiol or /MI
Online Notesearch policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/MI or MI (SH) or SUBS APPLY MI
History Note67; used with Category A & C 1967-74; A, B1-2, B6, C & F3 1975-86; A, B1-2, B6, C, F3 & INFANT, NEWBORN+; A, B1-2, B6, C & F3 1990 forward
Entry Termbacteria
Entry Termbacteriology
Entry Termfungi
Entry Termmycology
Entry Termrickettsia
Date of Entry19731227
Revision Date20030724
Date Established19670101
Unique IDQ000382

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