<unk>  is the branch of<unk>  devoted to the study of the<unk>  principles of the physiological processes involved in the life cycle of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, unicellular algae, fungi, and protozoa. This includes gene expression and regulation, genetic transfer, the synthesis of macromolecules, sub-cellular organization, cell to cell communication, and<unk>  aspects of pathogenicity and virulence.<unk>  is primarily involved in the interactions between the various cell systems of microorganisms including the interrelationship of DNA, RNA and protein biosynthesis and the manner in which these interactions are regulated.
Molecular microbiology
CURE
Microbiology
Cell culture
Drug susceptibility testing
Enzyme assay
Virology
Nucleic acid test