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Title: Microbiology, General.

Definition: A program that focuses on the scientific study of unicellular organisms and colonies, and subcellular genetic matter and their ecological interactions with human beings and other life. Includes instruction in microbial genetics, cell biology, cell physiology, virology, pathogenic microbiology, environmental microbiology, immunology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and laboratory methods including microscopy.

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  • Open26) BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    • Open26.01) Biology, General.
      • 26.0101) Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
      • 26.0102) Biomedical Sciences, General.
    • Open26.02) Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.
      • 26.0202) Biochemistry.
      • 26.0203) Biophysics.
      • 26.0204) Molecular Biology.
      • 26.0205) Molecular Biochemistry.
      • 26.0206) Molecular Biophysics.
      • 26.0207) Structural Biology.
      • 26.0208) Photobiology.
      • 26.0209) Radiation Biology/Radiobiology.
      • 26.0210) Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology.
      • 26.0299) Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other.
    • Open26.03) Botany/Plant Biology.
      • 26.0301) Botany/Plant Biology.
      • 26.0305) Plant Pathology/Phytopathology.
      • 26.0307) Plant Physiology.
      • 26.0308) Plant Molecular Biology.
      • 26.0399) Botany/Plant Biology, Other.
    • Open26.04) Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.
      • 26.0401) Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology.
      • 26.0403) Anatomy.
      • 26.0404) Developmental Biology and Embryology.
      • 26.0406) Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology.
      • 26.0407) Cell Biology and Anatomy.
      • 26.0499) Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other.
    • Open26.05) Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.
      • 26.0502) Microbiology, General.
      • 26.0503) Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology.
      • 26.0504) Virology.
      • 26.0505) Parasitology.
      • 26.0506) Mycology.
      • 26.0507) Immunology.
      • 26.0508) Microbiology and Immunology.
      • 26.0599) Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other.
    • Open26.07) Zoology/Animal Biology.
      • 26.0701) Zoology/Animal Biology.
      • 26.0702) Entomology.
      • 26.0707) Animal Physiology.
      • 26.0708) Animal Behavior and Ethology.
      • 26.0709) Wildlife Biology.
      • 26.0799) Zoology/Animal Biology, Other.
    • Open26.08) Genetics.
      • 26.0801) Genetics, General.
      • 26.0802) Molecular Genetics.
      • 26.0803) Microbial and Eukaryotic Genetics.
      • 26.0804) Animal Genetics.
      • 26.0805) Plant Genetics.
      • 26.0806) Human/Medical Genetics.
      • 26.0807) Genome Sciences/Genomics.
      • 26.0899) Genetics, Other.
    • Open26.09) Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.
      • 26.0901) Physiology, General.
      • 26.0902) Molecular Physiology.
      • 26.0903) Cell Physiology.
      • 26.0904) Endocrinology.
      • 26.0905) Reproductive Biology.
      • 26.0907) Cardiovascular Science.
      • 26.0908) Exercise Physiology.
      • 26.0909) Vision Science/Physiological Optics.
      • 26.0910) Pathology/Experimental Pathology.
      • 26.0911) Oncology and Cancer Biology.
      • 26.0912) Aerospace Physiology and Medicine.
      • 26.0999) Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other.
    • Open26.10) Pharmacology and Toxicology.
      • 26.1001) Pharmacology.
      • 26.1002) Molecular Pharmacology.
      • 26.1003) Neuropharmacology.
      • 26.1004) Toxicology.
      • 26.1005) Molecular Toxicology.
      • 26.1006) Environmental Toxicology.
      • 26.1007) Pharmacology and Toxicology.
      • 26.1099) Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other.
    • Open26.11) Biomathematics and Bioinformatics.
      • 26.1101) Biometry/Biometrics.
      • 26.1102) Biostatistics.
      • 26.1103) Bioinformatics.
      • 26.1104) Computational Biology.
      • 26.1199) Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Other.
    • Open26.12) Biotechnology.
      • 26.1201) Biotechnology.
    • Open26.13) Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.
      • 26.1301) Ecology.
      • 26.1302) Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography.
      • 26.1303) Evolutionary Biology.
      • 26.1304) Aquatic Biology/Limnology.
      • 26.1305) Environmental Biology.
      • 26.1306) Population Biology.
      • 26.1307) Conservation Biology.
      • 26.1308) Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics.
      • 26.1309) Epidemiology.
      • 26.1310) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
      • 26.1399) Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other.
    • Open26.14) Molecular Medicine.
      • 26.1401) Molecular Medicine.
    • Open26.15) Neurobiology and Neurosciences.
      • 26.1501) Neuroscience.
      • 26.1502) Neuroanatomy.
      • 26.1503) Neurobiology and Neurophysiology.
      • 26.1504) Neurobiology and Behavior.
      • 26.1599) Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other.
    • Open26.99) Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.
      • 26.9999) Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.