Microbiology is both a basic and an applied science. It is not a single subject! It has many areas of specialization, including bacteriology, mycology (study of fungi), phycology (study of algae), virology, medical microbiology & immunology, public health, food microbiology, biotechnology, microbial genetics, and cell & molecular biology. In this assignment, we will discuss some of the various disciplines associated with microbiology and the beneficial microbes associated with them.

You must choose from among the beneficial organisms below.

* Escherichia coli

You must discuss your chosen organism to tell us what type of microbe it is, what helpful beneficial actions it performs and which subfield of microbiology it is involved in. You must discuss only the helpful, beneficial, positive aspects of your chosen organism for your entire main discussion. Your discussion should be well-written, in your own words, paraphrasing from only credible academic sources. You may not directly quote from your sources. You must also cite your credible academic reference sources in text and provide full end ref information in APA format. The initial post must be at least 300-400 words