text: <unk>  is the study of microorganisms, which are unicellular or cell-cluster microscopic organisms. This includes eukaryotes such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes such as bacteria and certain algae. Viruses, though not strictly classed as living organisms, are also studied.<unk>  is a broad term which includes many branches like virology, mycology, parasitology and others. A person who specializes in the area of<unk>  is called a<unk> st.
  Although much is now known in the field of<unk> , advances are being made regularly. We have probably only studied about 1% of all of the microbes on Earth. Thus, despite the fact that over three hundred years have passed since the discovery of microbes, the field of<unk>  could be said to be in its infancy relative to other biological disciplines such as zoology, botany and entomology.
option_0: Microbiology
option_1: Clinical chemistry
option_2: CURE
option_3: Virology
option_4: Molecular microbiology
option_5: Biomarker
option_6: Neurochemistry
option_7: Cell culture