title: Microbiology, philosophy and education.
abstract: There are not only many links between microbiological and philosophical topics, but good educational reasons for microbiologists to explore the philosophical issues in their fields. I examine three broad issues of classification, causality and model systems, showing how these philosophical dimensions have practical implications. I conclude with a discussion of the educational benefits for recognising the philosophy in microbiology.
authors.affiliation: UMR5164, University of Bordeaux, 146 Rue Leo Saignat, Bordeaux 33076, France maureen.omalley@u-bordeaux.fr.
authors.forename: Maureen A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: O'Malley
mesh_terms: D008829:Microbiology / Q000193:education*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010684:Philosophy
keywords: microbial causation; microbial classification; microbial model system; philosophy of microbiology