Microbiology Related Web Sites of Interest
Below are a number of websites that may be of interest to microbiologists and students studying microbiology. The sites were submitted by members of the Microbiology Educators listserv sponsored by the ASM and collected by Mark Gallo (Niagara University, NY). If you would like to submit your favorite websites, send an email to Don Lehman (University of Delaware, DE) at dlehman@udel.edu.
Biotechnology
- Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes - a series of databases and software for the study of systems biology
- The J. Craig Venter Institute (formerly TIGR) - many resources including microbial genomic databases, synthetic microorganisms, and the human microbiome
- University of Minnesota Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database - database of pathways of biotechnological interest, with special interest in xenobiotic breakdown
Bioterrorism
- Bioterrorism Preparedness Training - free course co-sponsored by the California Department of Health Services and the National LaboratoryTraining Network
- CDC Bioterrorism
- Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for BioDefense and Emerging Infectious Disease
Blogs & Podcasts
- Aetiology
- Blogflux
- Blogs about: Microbiology
- Discovering Biology in a digital world
- Microbiology Blog: the web log for microbiologists
- MicrobiologyBytes
- Podcast/blog on HIV/AIDS that students at Davidson College have been doing
- Small Things Considered - a microbe blog by Moselio Schaechter and Merry Youle
Course Outlines & Projects
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Bachelor of Science
- ASM Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Microbiology
- Microbiology 230 - Gary Kaiser's Microbiology lecture guide
- Microbiology Web Page for Undergraduate Research from Penn State - good resource. Includes an article about using art to teach microbiology.
- Parasitology Course - Don Lehman's site with a rich collection of parasite pictures
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Projects & Resources
- Biofilms - hypertext online book
- Biology, 7 ed.- online materials to the book by P.H. Raven et al., most of the materials are free
- The BiosciEdNet website requires registration. It is a digital library portal for teaching and learning in the biological sciences.
- HIV/AIDS in popular culture - student project at Davidson College
- The Merlot website requires registration. This site has great learning materials on microbes and biology in general.
- Microbial Life, 2 ed. - online materials for the book by J. T. Staley et al., most are available free
- Microbe of the Week - Dave Westenberg and his microbiology students contribute
- Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology - Kenneth Todar of University of Wisconsin-Madison's online textbook
Environmental Microbiology
- Biofilms Online - from Montana State University, has news and educational resources related to biofilm research
- HaloWeb - Halobacterium genome resource site that was recently recognized and indexed by Thomson ISI
Food Microbiology/Food Safety
- Activia and probiotics - Dannon yogurt's site regarding one of its products
- Fight BAC! - Partnership for Food Safety Education
- Food Safety - by Carl Winter - songs, look out Weird Al Yankovich
- Food Safety - United States government site regarding food safety
- Food Safety FIRST- National Science Teachers Association
Government and International Agencies
- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The US Environmental Protection Agency Microbiology site - all their resources related to microbiology
- The US Food and Drug Administration - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - by the CDC, articles of topical interest as well as links to the number of cases of notifiable diseases (see the left side bar)
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service - Food Safety Education
- Wadsworth Center - New York State Dept. of Health
- The Federation of European Microbiological Societies - gateway to European resources for microbiologists
- Microbiology On-Line - from the Society for General Microbiology in the UK
- Virtual Museum of Bacteria - from the Foundation of Bacteriology and the Society for Applied Microbiology, a reference site with links
History of Microbiology
- The Access Excellence web site - the spontaneous generation debate is discussed
- The Changing Pattern of Infectious Disease - a historical perspective paper
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute site provides information on the history of microbiology
Image and Video Resources
- Annenberg Foundation (registration required) video on The Microbial Universe
- Armed Forces Pest Management - Many images of mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, surveillance, etc.
- BioStudio - a large collection of animations and some PowerPoint slides
- Center for Biofilm Engineering - includes movies, graphics, and other related materials at Montana State University
- Dennis Kunkel Microscopic Images - these are excellent stock images for sale
- DermAtlas.org - dermatology image atlas
- DNA replication Flash animation
- DPDx - CDC site regarding identification of parasites
- Khan Academy: Biology - Several short videos on topics from biology
- Learn.Genetics - Genetics Science Learning Center at the University of Utah.
- MicrobeWorld Videos
- MicrobeLibrary - ASM
- National Geographic video - weird life forms in Extreme Yellowstone
- Parasitology Images - Don Lehman's rich images of parasites
- Protein Synthesis - an unusual film of students at Stanford in the 1970s who perform protein synthesis as a "dance." Can you say high?
- Public Health Image Library - free images, sometimes with annotations from the CDC
- Transcription Flash animation - by Patty Hain and Nathan Wambaugh, University of Nebraska
- Unseen Life on Earth: An Introduction to Microbiology website requires registration. Twelve half hour videos and books can be purchased, but you can also access the videos for free for use in the classroom.
- The University of Hawaii site offers images of common organisms
- Virtual Cell Animation Collection - by Dr. Phillip McClean and Christina Johnson
- WHO Multimedia
K-12 Microbiology
- ASM's K-12 Microbial Discovery Activities
- BAM - Body and Mind site at the CDC
- Cells Alive - a site with many animations, quizzes, and other interactive materials. One segment is devoted to microbiology
- Cool Science - from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology - at Michigan State University including Microbe Zoo
- Discover the Microbes Within! The Wolbachia Project - a discovery based lab series for high school classrooms, at Marine Biological Laboratory and sponsored by HHMI
- Eureka Science - An easy Way to Learn Biology
- The HaloEd Project - an education outreach site that is a resource for K-12 and up on matters related to halophiles and halobacteria
- IMMEX - provides a number of online activities that students must solve using available information; numerous scenarios are available for the K-20 audience. The student's path is tracked, and you can obtain individual or class information regarding their choices. You must register, but it is free.
- International rules for pre-college science research by the Society for Science
- Intimate Strangers Classroom Activities - Can be used with the book or video series produced by ASM and PBS.
- Marian Koshland Science Museum - part of the National Academy of Sciences
- MedMyst - solve medical mysteries on the web, interactive Flash animations that are designed as missions
- Microbes in Action - K12 education website by Theresa Thiel
- Microbial Life Education Resources - at Carleton College, supported by Marine Biological Laboratory and Montana State University
- National Science Teachers Association News Story - MRSA and the Science Classroom
- Scotcal - especially check out Murray
Medical Microbiology & Epidemiology
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Emerging Infectious Diseases
- CDC's Epidemiologic Case Studies
- ProMed Mail - electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases
- US National Institute of Health - Disease Transmission Simulation
Microbiological Specimen Sources
- American Type Culture Collection - biological resource center for microorganisms, cell lines, vectors, and other biological materials
- World Federation for Culture Collections - numerous countries are represented.
Mycology
- Doctor Fungus - all things mycological
- Tom Volk's Fungi - at University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Protocols & Recipes
- Difco media
- List of Prokaryotic names - taxonomic categories and accepted names
- Scientific writing reference guide - Council of Scientific Editors style
Public Service & Microbiology in the News
- Bugs in the News - a non-technical description of material in the news, it is a subset of the larger "What the Heck is?" series by Jack Brown at the University of Kansas.
- Cough Safe - Why Don't We Do It In Our Sleeves? humorous video on way to prevent disease transmission
- Henry the Hand - all sorts of stuff about handwashing
- Microbe World - many parts of interest
- Microbiology Bytes - microbiology in an easy to understand form
- Microscopy-UK - a site for anyone interested in microscopy, for amateur and professional alike
- Suite 101 - a media/communications site in Vancouver B.C. that offers feature articles, blogs on numerous topics, microbiology being one of them
- The Tree of Life - collection of information of the biodiversity of life on this planet
Safe Microbiological Practices
- ASM Guidelines for Laboratory Safety - Recommendations for teaching laboratories
- CDC biosafety site
- The CDC's booklet entitled Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 5th Edition
- The World Health Organization's Laboratory Biosafety Manual
Specialized Microbiology Sites
- Cyanosite - dedicated to Cyanobacteria
- DPDx - CDC site regarding identification of parasites
- Glo-germ - produces a number of products that can be used to demonstrate the transmission of "germs", or removal of them from objects. Products are also available from a number of scientific vendors.
- Micro*scope - website dedicated to obtaining information regarding the diversity of microbes
- Project CyberCell - a database of all things E. coli
Virology
- David Sander's All the Virology on the Web - hey it has to be, considering its name
Updated February 22, 2013