Research Guides @ Fordham: Biological Sciences: Microbiology

General Microbiology

Encyclopedias and Reference Books

Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology by Moselio Schaechter (Editor)
Call Number: [RH Reference Area] QR9 .D47 2004
[Also an Online Resource]
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2004
Encyclopedia of Microbiology by Thomas M. Schmidt (Editor)
[Online Resource]
Academic Press, 2019
Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology by Paul Singleton; Diana Sainsbury
Call Number: [RH Reference Area] QR9 .S56 2001
New York, NY : Wiley, 2001
Understanding Microbes by Jeremy W. Dale
Call Number: [RH Stacks] 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

Open Access Resources

Human Microbiome Project (HMP)
From the NIH, the 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. No longer updated, serves as an archive.

Plant Microbiology and Mycology

Encyclopedias and Reference Books

Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology by P. Vidhyasekaran
Call Number: [RH Reference Area] SB728 .V525 2004
[Also an Online Resource]
New York : Food Products Press, 2004
Fungal Populations and Species by John Burnett
Call Number: QK602 .B86 2003
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003

Open Access Resources

Algae Base
AlgaeBase is a database of taxonomic, nomenclatural, and distributional information on algae that includes terrestrial, marine and freshwater organisms.
American Phytopathological Society Education Center
From the APS, contains resources on plant disease profiles, plant pathology references, and more.
Central Collection of Algal Cultures
From the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), one of the largest collections of algal cultures in the world.
Saccharomyces Genome Database
Provides integrated biological information for the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and search & analysis tools to explore these data.

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: [RH Reference Area] 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

Open Access Resources

Combined Database for Predictive Microbiology (ComBase)
Supported by the United States Department of Agriculture, allows users to search microbial growth and survival curves in food. Must make a free account to use.
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.
FoodSafety.gov
Government gateway for food safety information provided by the FSIS, the USDA, the FDA, and the CDC.
Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS): Science & Data
From the USDA, provides data sets, data visualizations, and reports on food safety in the United States.
Pathogen Modeling Program
A joint project of he USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) and the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Includes predictive models, the appropriate application of models, and proper model interpretation of microbial pathogens in food.

Virology

Dictionaries and Reference Books

The Dictionary of Virology by Brian W. J. Mahy
Call Number: [RH Reference Area] QR358 .M34 2009
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2009
Virology by Leonard C. Norkin
Call Number: [RH Oversize Stacks] 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)
Call Number: [RH Reference Area] QR360 .S674 2002
New York : Springer, 2006

Open Access Resources

HIV Databases
Funded by NIAID, NIH, and HHS, the HIV databases contain comprehensive data on HIV genetic sequences and immunological epitopes, and analysis and visualization tools.
NIAID: Virus Pathogen Resource
Funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, allows for the search of 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. Includes virus taxonomies, virus searching, and BLAST searching.

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

Selected Microbiology Journals

General Microbiology

Cell Host and Microbe
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2007 - 1 year ago
Nature Microbiology
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2016 - Present
Trends in Microbiology
Peer Reviewed
Years available; 1995 - 2014

Plant Microbiology and Mycology

Annual Review of Phytopathology
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1996 - Present
Fungal Diversity
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2010 - Present
Studies in Mycology
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2005 - Present

Medical Microbiology

Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1988 - 1 year ago
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1975 - 6 months ago

Immunology

Annual Review of Immunology
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1996 - Present
Immunity
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1995 - Present
Nature Immunology
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2000 - 1 year ago
Nature Reviews Immunology
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2001 - 1 year ago

Epidemiology

Epidemiologic Reviews
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1996 - Present
International Journal of Epidemiology
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1996 - Present
MMWR: Recommendations and Reports
CDC Policy Statements and Recommendations
Years available: 1989 - Present
PLoS Pathogens
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2005 - Present

Bacteriology

Journal of Bacteriology
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1916 - 6 months ago

Virology

Annual Review of Virology
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2014 - Present
Journal of Virology
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 1967 - 6 months ago

Food Microbiology

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
Peer Reviewed
Years available: 2002 - Present
Food Microbiology
Peer Reviewed
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: [RH Reference Area] QR9 .W675 2003
[Also an Online Resource]
Detroit : Gale, 2003
Kuby Immunology by Judy Owen; Jenni Punt; Sharon Stranford
Call Number: [LC Stacks] QR181 .K83 2013
New York : W.H. Freeman and Company, 2013
Encyclopedia of Epidemiology by Sarah E. Boslaugh (Editor)
Call Number: [RH Reference Area] RA652 .E533 2008
[Also an Online Resource]
Los Angeles : Sage Publications, 2008
The Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases by Carol Turkington; Bonnie Lee Ashby
Call Number: [RH Reference Area] RC112 .T87 2007
New York : Facts On File, 2007

Open Access Resources

CDC: Health Topics
The Center for Disease Control's page on health topics. Provides fact sheets and general information about diseases and medical conditions to the public.

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

WHO: Health Topics Resources
From the World Health Organization, an online collection of disease and country data, fact sheets, health indicators, multimedia content, and more.

Bacteriology

Manuals and Reference Books

Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology by John G. Holt
Call Number: [RH Stacks] 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: [RH Stacks] QR171.A1 W55 2008
Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008

Open Access Resources

Cell Image Library
From the Center for Research in Biological Systems, this library is a repository for images and movies of cells from a variety of organisms.

Biological Sciences: Microbiology

General Microbiology

Plant Microbiology and Mycology

Food Microbiology

Virology

Library of Congress Call Numbers - Microbiology

Selected Microbiology Journals

Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Epidemiology

Bacteriology

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