| Job Title |
Public-health Microbiologist |
| Job Description |
Conducts Experiments To Detect Presence Of Harmful Or
Pathogenic Bacteria In Water, Food Supply, Or General
Environment Of Community And To Control Or Eliminate Sources Of
Possible Pollution Or Contagion: Makes Periodic Laboratory
Counts Of Bacteria In Water Supply. Analyzes Samples Of Sewage
For Harmful Micro-organisms And For Rate Of Sludge Purification
By Aerobic Bacteria. Examines Milk, Shellfish, And Other Food
Items For Micro-organisms Constituting Menace To Public Health.
Cooperates With Hospitals And Clinical Laboratories In
Identifying Micro-organisms Taken From Diseased Persons To
Determine Presence Of Bacteria Causing Contagious Or Epidemic
Diseases. May Inoculate Members Of Community Against Contagious
Diseases.
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