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A program that focuses on the scientific study of pathogenic bacteria that are significant factors in causing or facilitating human disease. Includes instruction in the pathogenesis of bacterial diseases, bacterial genetics and physiology, bacterial anatomy and structure, antigens, bacterial reproduction, bacterial adhesion, phagocytes, and the identification of new or mutated bacteria and bacterial agents.

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| A major in Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 23
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | 184 (2.1%) |  |  |
|  | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | 148 (1.7%) |  |  |
|  | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | 54 (1.0%) |  |  |
| | University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR | 45 (9.0%) |  |  |
|  | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | 39 (0.6%) |  |  |
|  | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | 32 (0.5%) |  |  |
|  | Auburn University Main Campus Auburn University, AL | 31 (0.8%) |  |  |
|  | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | 29 (0.3%) |  |  |
|  | University of South Florida Tampa, FL | 29 (0.4%) |  |  |
|  | Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | 24 (0.9%) |  |  |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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