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International PhD Program in Microbiology (Germany) – FULLY FUNDED

International PhD Program in Microbiology Fully Funded PhD Positions Location: Marburg, Hessen (DE) Salary: TVöD (Tarifvertrag für den Öffentlichen Dienst) Closing date: 31 Jan 2025 Applicants should hold an MSc degree or equivalent in biology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, bioinformatics, chemistry, chemical biology, physics, biophysics, or another relevant field. The International Max Planck Research […]

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MICROBIOLOGY PROJECT TOPICS

Below are some PROJECT TOPICS for your undergraduate and postgraduate (M.Sc. & Ph.D.) research studies. These project topics are only “suggestive in nature. This implies that they can be used as they are, or they can be modified and used as you so deem fit. @ www.MicrobiologyClass.net we are interested in the academic- and self-development

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MAJOR SCOPE / AREAS OF MICROBIOLOGY

Industrial Microbiology The use of microbes by man to produce beneficial products is an ancient practice that has continued till date. Industrial microbiology is the branch of microbiology that uses microbes to produce industrial products in large quantities. Here, the potentials of microorganisms are harnessed for industrial productions and for other related services. Some microorganisms

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SCOPE OF MICROBIOLOGY

The field of Microbiology has tremendous possibilities and a very bright future, and intending or prospective students who are seeking or pursuing their career as prospective microbiologist has golden opportunities that await them upon graduation due to their invaluable relevance in virtually all works of life. There are many areas of specialization in microbiology as

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GLOSSARY OF MICROBIOLOGY

A Acetogenesis is mainlycharacterized by the formation of acetate. It is the process of forming acetate by acetogens through a variety of metabolic pathways including homoacetate fermentation, mixed acid fermentation and propionic acid fermentation. Acetogens are bacteria that produce acetate as their sole end product from certain sugar fermentation. Acetobacterium species, Clostridium aceticum and C.

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Milestones in Microbiology

Other landmarks and discoveries in the field of microbiology are summarized in Table 1. Table 1. Synopsis of some milestones in microbiology Event Discoverer Date Discovery of Petri dish (plate) Richard Petri 1887 Discovery of nutrient agar (agar-agar) Fanny A. Eilshemius & Dr. Walter Hesse 1881 Release of first edition of Bargey’s Manual  Professor David

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ANTHONY VAN LEEUWENHOEK (1632-1723)

Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch scientist and tradesman who did a part time job as a draper and amateur microscopist while investigating the microbial world whit his crude or simple microscopes. Leeuwenhoek is generally known as “the Father of Microbiology”, and he is also considered to be the first microbiologist since he was the

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Historical Perspectives of Microbiology

Microbiology as a field in the biological sciences saw the light of the day because of several innovative research and experiments by pioneers in this field. The study of microbiology will be incomplete without a touch on the founding fathers of this important field of biological sciences. Several scientists in time past contributed tremendously to

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