title: "The branches into which bacteriology is now ramifying" revisited.
abstract: The American Society for Microbiology was originally founded in 1899 as the Society of American Bacteriologists. The transition from "bacteriology" to "microbiology" and from an emphasis on the identity of the membership (bacteriologists) to an emphasis on the discipline (microbiology) was a contentious one that occurred in several steps. This article reviews the history and events that accompanied this development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karr
mesh_terms: D001432:Bacteriology / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000266:history*; D009626:Terminology as Topic