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The World of Microbiology

These are just a few Internet sites from a brief Google search on microbiology.  Use these to begin your exploration into the microscopic world of microbiology.  No endorsement is intended or made of any hypertext link, product, service or information.

BMC Microbiology published by BioMed Central.  BMC Microbiology publishes original research articles in analytical and functional studies of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, viruses and small parasites, as well as host and therapeutic responses to them. Visit: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmicrobiol/.

National Reference For Drinking Water Microbiology.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10, is taking extraordinary steps to ensure the validity of the data collected on the information collection rule (ICR) to provide EPA with information on Cryptosporidium during the 18-month ICR sampling period. Visit: http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/LAB.NSF/0/3401022420ee4b79882565e2006eeb6f?OpenDocument or contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 800-426-4791.

Microbes.info is an Internet Web site designed to bring useful and interesting microbiological information in an organized fashion. Visit: http://www.microbes.info/

Microbiology and Bacteriology: The world of microbes. Virtual microbiology. Visit: http://www.bact.wisc.edu/Microtextbook/index.php

The Microbiology Network serves as a communication resource for the microbiologist. Visit: http://www.microbiol.org/

UK's Society for General Microbiology (SGM) from the United Kingdom provides the latest microbiology news, hot topic reviews, SGM press releases and consultation responses. Visit: http://www.sgm.ac.uk/
 
University of South Carolina,  Department of Pathology and Microbiology offers teaching and research activities. It offers an online textbook from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Visit: http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/book/welcome.htm
 
UniXL provides students, general public and businesses with high quality and relevant education and career-related resources. Visit:  http://www.unixl.com/dir/life_sciences/microbiology/
 

For more information about microbiology and testing, contact:

Rita Wright
Morehead State University
150 4th St. & Ashland Ave.
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: 606-783-2961
Fax: 606-783-5045
E-mail: r.wright@moreheadstate.edu


 

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