- Society for General Microbiology
An extensive list of links to microbiology resources including professional societies,
publications, and online materials.
- American Society for Microbiology
The American Society for Microbiology is the oldest and largest single life science
membership organization in the world.
- Antibiotics
Information about this class of drugs by Yahoo!
- Bugs in the News
Headlines made by the microbial world. Also includes the excellent, "What the
heck..?" series of questions and answers about general areas of microbiology,
virology and immunology.
- CELLS Alive!
Check out this site for unique images of microorganisms that make you sick, and the blood
cells that do battle to keep you well.
- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Very useful for recent statistics on various diseases.
- The Digital Learning Center
for Microbial Ecology
This project uses computers and network technologies to help students and teachers learn
about microbial ecology, and to help make educational resources concerning microbes
readily available. The web site includes a virtual field trip through a microbial zoo,
"microbe of the week", and stories from the popular press related to
microbiology and microbial ecology.
- A Dose of Pox
An interactive tutorial that steps you through the discovery and ultimate eradication of
smallpox using a series of questions. At each step, information and images are provided to
help broaden ones appreciation of this scientific feat!
- The Emerging Infections
Information Network (EIINet)
The direct line to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other sources of what is
happening in infectious disease.
- Foodsafety
FDA website concerning food safety. Includes the popular Bad Bug Book
- Life in Extreme
Environments
Microbes form the basis of all ecosystems on the planet, including some of the most
seemingly inhospitable.
- Medical Microbiology Textbook This website
contains the entire Medical Microbiology textbook by Baron. The textbook includes all the
images and figures in the printed form of the text. A wonderful resource for those
teaching a medically related microbiology section in their biology courses.
- Medical Mycology
Information and images about fungi that can cause disease.
- Microbes in the
News
Wondering which microbes are making news these days...from the heroic...to ancient...to
dangerous...and strange? Links to reports from a variety of sources are available at this
site housed at Michigan State University.
- The Microbiology Video
Library
Computer graphic animations of microbiological phenomena such as bacteria swimming,
phagocytosis and the way penicillin kills cells can be found at this site. Also included
are quicktime videos that can be used in the classroom to demonstrate aseptic
techniques...such as the proper way streak an agar plate to obtain isolated colonies of
bacteria.
- The Microbe
Zoo
Covers many aspects of the unseen world.
- Microbial Underground
Huge site on all aspects of microbiology, with lots of useful links.
- Soil Biological
Communities: You probably never realized so many things could live in dirt.
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