# Microbiology

> Microbiology studies microorganisms including bacteria, archaea, viruses, and fungi, and their roles in health, disease, and ecosystems. The field is central to combating antimicrobial resistance, understanding the human microbiome, and engineering microbes for biotechnology.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/fields/microbiology/](https://selltoscientists.com/fields/microbiology/)*

**Researcher count:** 35,000
**Average funding:** $410K

## Subfields

- Microbial Genomics
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Environmental Microbiology
- Microbiome Research

## Key technologies

- 16S rRNA Sequencing
- Metagenomics
- Flow Cytometry
- Single-Cell Sequencing
- Anaerobic Culturing

## Top institutions

- Harvard
- University of Melbourne
- Max Planck Institutes
- University of British Columbia
- ETH Zurich

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