Microbiologists undertake laboratory analysis and monitoring of microbial cultures, samples and new drugs using specialist computer software and a range of identification methods and clinical trials.
Responsibilities include:
· planning and carrying out trials
· tracking environmental microorganism development
· growing microbe cultures
· developing new pharmaceutical products, vaccines, medicines and compounds such as antiseptics
· collecting samples from a variety of locations
· recording, analysing and interpreting data
· writing research papers, reports and reviews
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