What is the difference between microbiology and bacteriology?

Bacteriology on the other hand is very narrow in it's scope. It is concerned with studying bacteria and bacteria only. The study of Bacteriology is mainly concerned with the type of bacteria, the possible effects on humans, the benefits and implications. Bacteriology is a part of Microbiology. read more

The only difference between the two is that the word ‘Bacterium’ is singular whereas the word ‘Bacteria’ is in the plural. If that is the case, then it is imperative that we watch how we use ‘bacteria’ and ‘bacterium’ in sentences. read more