Research Guides @ Fordham: Biological Sciences: Microbiology

General Microbiology

Encyclopedias and Reference Books

Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology by Moselio Schaechter (Editor)
Call Number: QR9 .D47 2004
Online Resource
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2004
Encyclopedia of Microbiology by Thomas M. Schmidt (Editor)
Online Resource
Academic Press, 2019
Understanding Microbes by Jeremy W. Dale
Call Number: QR41.2 .D35 2013
Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
Microbes and Evolution by Roberto Kolter (Editor); Stanley Maloy (Editor)
Online Resource
Washington, DC : ASM Press, 2012

Popular Books on Microbiology

Life's Engines by Paul G. Falkowski
Call Number: QR13 .F35 2015
Online Resource
Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2015
Kin by John L. Ingraham
Call Number: QR13 .I547 2017
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017
I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
Call Number: QR171.A1 Y66 2016
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2016

Societies and Online Resources

The American Society of Microbiology
The ASM has over 30,000 members, including researchers, education, and health professionals. The work to improve global health, support collaborations, and advocate for science to policymakers.
Federation of European Microbiological Societies
FEMS aims to promote excellence and diversity in science by funding research, connecting microbiologists, and partnering with other organizations.
The Society for Applied Microbiology
An international society based in the UK whose core mission is to drive improvements in the
Microbiology Society
Based in the United Kingdom with a worldwide membership based in universities, industry, hospitals, research institutes and schools. It is the largest learned microbiological society in Europe.
Human Microbiome Project
The Common Fund's Human Microbiome Project (HMP) developed research resources to enable the study of the microbial communities that live in and on our bodies and the roles they play in human health and disease.
Microbial Life Educational Resources
MLER aims to provide a contemporary and expanding resource of expert information about the ecology, diversity and evolution of micro-organisms for students, K-12 teachers, university faculty, as well as for the general public.
Access Microbiology
A sound science and open research platform that gives the microbiology community an opportunity to disseminate work rapidly. It supports the publication of replication studies, negative or null results, research proposals, data management plans, additions to established methods, case reports, software development, educational and outreach methods, and interdisciplinary work.

Plant Microbiology and Mycology

Encyclopedias and Reference Books

Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology by P. Vidhyasekaran
Call Number: SB728 .V525 2004
Online Resource
New York : Food Products Press, 2004
Phycology by Robert Edward Lee
Online Resource
Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008
Fungal Populations and Species by John Burnett
Call Number: QK602 .B86 2003
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003

Popular Books on Plant Microbiology and Mycology

Mycophilia by Eugenia Bone
Call Number: QK605 .B65 2011
New York : Rodale : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, 2011
Plankton by Christian Sardet
Online Resource
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2015
The Lives of Fungi by Britt Bunyard
Online Resource
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2022

Societies and Online Resources

Algae Base
AlgaeBase is a database of information on algae that includes terrestrial, marine and freshwater organisms.
American Phytopathological Society
an international scientific organization devoted to the study of phytopathology. APS promotes the advancement of modern concepts in the science of plant pathology and in plant health management in agricultural, urban and forest settings.
Mycological Society of America
The MSA has members from more than 40 countries, who come from academic, industrial, medical, governmental, and amateur backgrounds.
North American Mycological Association (NAMA)
The North American Mycological Association (NAMA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of professional and amateur mycologists with over 80 affiliated mycological societies in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Phycological Society of America
The Phycological Society of America (PSA) was founded in 1946 to promote research and teaching in all fields of Phycology. The society publishes the Journal of Phycology and the Phycological Newsletter. Annual meetings are held, often jointly with other national or international societies of mutual member interest.
Saccharomyces Genome Database
The Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD) provides comprehensive integrated biological information for the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae along with search and analysis tools to explore these data, enabling the discovery of functional relationships between sequence and gene products in fungi and higher organisms.

Food Microbiology

Encyclopedias and Reference Books

Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology by Carl A. Batt (Editor); Tortorello (Editor-In-Chief); Pradip Patel (Editor); Richard K. Robinson (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: QR115 .E53 2014
Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2014
Food Microbiology by Michael P. Doyle; Robert L. Buchanan (Editor)
Online Resource
Washington, DC : ASM Press, 2013
Food Safety Culture by Frank Yiannas
Online Resource
New York, NY : Springer Science Business Media, LLC, 2009

Popular Books on Food Microbiology and Food Safety

Death in the Pot by Morton Satin
Call Number: RC143 .S28 2007
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2007
The Brew Your Own Big Book of Homebrewing by Brew Your Own Editors
Online Resource
Minneapolis : Voyageur Press, 2017
Reinventing the Wheel by Bronwen Percival; Francis Percival
Online Resource
Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2017

Societies and Online Resources

The FDA's Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM)
FDA's Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) presents the agency's preferred laboratory procedures for microbiological analyses of foods and cosmetics.
Predictive Microbiology Information Portal
A joint project of he USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) and the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) . This portal is geared to assist food companies (large and small) in the use of predictive models, the appropriate application of models, and proper model interpretation.
Food Safety and Inspection Services
The Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS) is a US Government organization focused on protecting the public's health by ensuring the safety of meat, poulty, and processed eggs.
FoodSafety.gov
Government gateway for information provided by The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
Since 1939, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has been a forum for passionate science of food professionals and technologists to collaborate, learn, and contribute all with the goal of inspiring and transforming collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world.

Virology

Dictionaries and Reference Books

The Dictionary of Virology by Brian W. J. Mahy
Call Number: QR358 .M34 2009
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2009
Virology by Leonard C. Norkin
Call Number: QR360 .N67 2010
Washington, DC : ASM Press, 2010
Plant Virology by Roger Hull
Online Resource
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2014
The Springer Index of Viruses by Christian A. Tidona (Editor); Gholamreza Darai (Editor)
Online Resource
New York : Springer, 2006

Popular Books on Virology and Viruses

Virus Hunt by Dorothy H. Crawford
Online Resource
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013
On the Trail of Ebola by Guido van der Groen
Call Number: QR359.72.G76 A3 2016
Tielt, Belgium : Lannoo Publishers, 2016
A Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer
Call Number: QR360 .Z65 2015
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015

Societies and Online Resources

The American Society of Virology
The American Society for Virology (ASV) is an American scientific society serving the community of researchers in virology. The organization was founded in 1981 and was the first scientific society in the world dedicated exclusively to virology.
HIV Databases
The HIV databases contain comprehensive data on HIV genetic sequences and immunological epitopes. The website also gives access to a large number of tools that can be used to analyze and visualize these data. This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, and Department of Health and Human Services.
Virus Pathogen Resource
Ffunded by NIAID, the Virus Pathogen Resource lets the user search for genomes, genes or proteins, immune epitopes, and 3D protein structures. It also provides analysis tools for finding similar sequences, aligning sequences, and identifying short peptides in proteins.
NCBI Virus
A community portal for viral sequence data with the goal of increasing the usability of data archived in GenBank and other NCBI repositories.

Selected Microbiology Journals

General Microbiology

Cell Host and Microbe
Cell Host & Microbe is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal published by Cell Press.
Years available: 2007 - 1 year ago
Nature Microbiology
Nature Microbiology is interested in all aspects of microorganisms, be it their evolution, physiology and cell biology; their interactions with each other, with a host or with an environment; or their societal significance.
Years available: 2016 - Present
Trends in Microbiology
A multidisciplinary forum for the discussion of all aspects of microbiology: from cell biology and immunology to genetics and evolution, and ranges across virology, bacteriology, protozoology and mycology.
Years available; 1995 - 2014

Plant Microbiology and Mycology

Annual Review of Phytopathology
Covers the significant developments in the field of plant pathology, including plant disease diagnosis, pathogens, host-pathogen Interactions, epidemiology and ecology, breeding for resistance and plant disease management, and includes a special section on the development of concepts.
Years available: 1996 - Present
Fungal Diversity
The Official Journal of the Mushroom Research Foundation, this is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing papers in all fields of mycology, with preference to articles covering biodiversity, systematic and molecular phylogeny.
Years available: 2013 - 1 year ago
Studies in Mycology
Studies in Mycology is an international peer-reviewed, open access journal which publishes systematic monographs on the biodiversity of filamentous fungi and yeasts.
Years available: 2005 - Present

Medical Microbiology

Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Clinical Microbiology Reviews (CMR) offers a variety of reviews of developments in clinical microbiology and immunology, providing an excellent and timely overview of topics of concern to microbiologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, pathologists, public health workers, and infectious disease specialists.
Years available: 1988 - 1 year ago
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
he scope of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology® (JCM) includes the laboratory diagnosis of human and animal infections, the role of the laboratory in managing infectious diseases (including antimicrobial and diagnostic test stewardship), and the role of the laboratory in elucidating the epidemiology of infections.
Years available: 1975 - 6 months ago

Immunology

Annual Review of Immunology
Focuses on basic immune mechanisms and molecular basis of immune diseases in humans.
Years available: 1996 - Present
Immunity
Immunity is a monthly journal which publishes research articles and reviews of general interest in the entire discipline of immunology.
Years available: 1995 - Present
Nature Immunology
Nature Immunology is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes papers of the highest quality and significance in all areas of immunology. Priority is given to work that provides fundamental insight into the workings of the immune system.
Years available: 2000 - 1 year ago
Nature Reviews Immunology
Nature Reviews Immunology provides in-depth coverage of all areas of immunology, from fundamental mechanisms to applied aspects.
Years available: 2001 - 1 year ago

Epidemiology

Epidemiologic Reviews
Published once a year, issues collect review articles on a particular subject. Recent issues have focused on prostate cancer, cohort study, vaccines, genetic epidemiology, and injury prevention.
Years available: 1996 - Present
International Journal of Epidemiology
Encourages communication among those engaged in the research, teaching, and application of epidemiology of both communicable and non-communicable disease, including research into health services and medical care. Also covered are new methods, epidemiological and statistical, for the analysis of data used by those who practice social and preventive medicine.
Years available: 1996 - Present
MMWR Recommendations and Reports
The MMWR Recommendations and Reports contain in-depth articles that relay policy statements for prevention and treatment on all areas in CDC’s scope of responsibility (e.g., recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices).
Years available: 2008 - Present
PLoS Pathogens
An open source, peer-reviewed journal covering the topics of bacteria, fungi, parasites, prions and viruses cause a plethora of diseases that have important medical, agricultural, and economic consequences.
Years available: 2005 - Present

Bacteriology

Journal of Bacteriology
The Journal of Bacteriology (JB), established in 1916, keeps pace with the times by advancing and disseminating fundamental knowledge of bacteria and other microorganisms.
Years available: 1916 - 6 months ago

Virology

Annual Review of Virology
The Annual Review of Virology communicates exciting advances in our understanding of viruses of animals, plants, bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protozoa.
Years available: 2014 - Present
Journal of Virology
Publishes broad-based, high-quality, peer-reviewed, original research concerning viruses.
Years available: 1967 - 6 months ago

Food Microbiology

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (CRFSFS) is one of the peer-reviewed on-line journals of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). Review papers provide in-depth coverage of a narrowly defined topic on any food science or food safety aspect, including nutrition, engineering, microbiology, sensory evaluation, physiology, genetics, economics, regulations, and history.
Years available: 2002 - Present
Food Microbiology
Food Microbiology publishes original research articles, short communications, review papers, letters, news items and book reviews dealing with all aspects of the microbiology of foods.
Years available: 1993 - Present

Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Epidemiology

Atlases, Encyclopedias, and Reference Books

World of Microbiology and Immunology by K. Lee Lerner
Call Number: QR9 .W675 2003
Online Resource
Detroit : Gale, 2003
Kuby Immunology by Judy Owen; Jenni Punt; Sharon Stranford
Call Number: QR181 .K83 2013
New York : W.H. Freeman and Company, 2013
Encyclopedia of Epidemiology by Sarah E. Boslaugh (Editor)
Call Number: RA652 .E533 2008
Online Resource
Los Angeles : Sage Publications, 2008
The Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases by Carol Turkington; Bonnie Lee Ashby
Call Number: RC112 .T87 2007
New York : Facts On File, 2007

Popular Books on Medical Microbiology

The Beautiful Cure: the revolution in immunology and what it means for your health by Daniel M. Davis
Online Resource
Chicago : University of Chicago Press. 2018
Superbugs by William Hall
Online Resource
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2018
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Call Number: RC133.G6 J64 2006
New York : Riverhead Books, 2006

Societies and Online Resources

Center for Disease Control
The leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
World Health Organization
Working with 194 Member States, across six regions, and from more than 150 offices, WHO staff work to bring better health to people around the world.
Center for Complex Infectious Diseases
The primary mission of CCID is to determine the nature, origin, disease associations, modes of transmission, methods of diagnosis and responses to therapy of complex infectious diseases, and to disseminate such information. CCID is currently specializing in the detection and characterization of viruses which have undergone a "stealth" adaptation to avoid elimination by the immune system.
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Founded in 1973, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the burden, causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases across the lifespan.

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NCHS is part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; responsible for collecting vital U.S. health statistics.

Bacteriology

Manuals and Reference Books

Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology by John G. Holt
Call Number: QR81 .A5 1994
Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, 1994
The Routledge History of Disease by Mark Jackson
Online Resource
Routledge, 2016
Practical Bacteriology by Ameer Khusro; J. P. Preetam Raj; P. Agastian; S. Theoder
Online Resource
Oxford, UK: Alpha Science International, 2017
Bacteriology of Humans by Michael Wilson
Call Number: QR171.A1 W55 2008
Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008

Popular Books on Bacteriology

Discovering Tuberculosis by Christian W. McMillen
Online Resource
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015
Superbugs by William Hall; Anthony McDonnell; Jim O'Neill
Call Number: QR177 .H35 2018
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2018
Frederick Novy and the Development of Bacteriology in Medicine by Powel H. Kazanjian
New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2017
Laboratory Disease by Christoph Gradmann; Elborg Forster (Translator)
Call Number: QR46 .G6713 2009
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009

Societies and Online Resources

Nature - Bacteriology
The Nature hub for bacteriology news and latest research.
Cell Image Library
From the Center for Research in Biological Systems, this image library contains over 10,000 unique datasets and 20 TB of data.

Library of Congress Call Numbers - Microbiology

Library of Congress Call Numbers for Microbiology topics:

QR1-502 - Microbiology

QR1-74.5 - General
QR75-99.5 - Bacteria
QR99.6-99.8 - Cyanobacteria
QR100-130 - Microbial Ecology
QR171 - Microorganisms in the Animal Body
QR180-189.5 - Immunology
QR185.8 - Immune Structures
QR186 - Immune Response
QR186.5-186.6 - Antigens
QR186.7-186.85 - Antibodies, Immunoglobulins
QR187-187.3 - Antigen-Antibody Reactions
QR189-189.5 - Vaccines
QR201 - Pathogenic Micro-Organisms, By Disease, A-Z
QR301-327 - Micro-Organisms of Animals
QR355-502 - Virology

RA648.5-767 - Epidemics. Epidemiology. Quarantine. Disinfection

Biological Sciences: Microbiology

General Microbiology

Plant Microbiology and Mycology

Food Microbiology

Virology

Selected Microbiology Journals

Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Epidemiology

Bacteriology

Library of Congress Call Numbers - Microbiology

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