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Medical microbiology is a branch of microbiology that deals with the study of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites of medical importance that are capable of causing diseases in humans. It also includes the study of microbial pathogenesis, disease pathology, immunology and epidemiology of diseases.
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Parija, S.C. (2023). Introduction and History of Microbiology. In: Textbook of Microbiology and Immunology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3315-8_1
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