Research Guides: BIOL 016: Microbiology (SC): Finding Definitions & Background Information

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Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology
ISBN: 0387987711
One of the most authoritative works in bacterial taxonomy, this manual includes phylogenetic lines to reflect the current state of prokaryotic taxonomy. It also includes ecological information and more extensive introductory chapters.
Cornell Reference QR81 .B46 2001 (main floor)
Encyclopedia of Immunology
ISBN: 0122267656
Covers cellular, molecular, biochemical, genetic and technical aspects of immunology and related areas, including microbiology, virology and parasitology.
Cornell Reference QR180 .4 .E53 1998 (lower level)
Encyclopedia of Microbiology
ISBN: 0122268008
Cornell Reference QR9 .E53 2000 v.1-4 (lower level)

The Prokaryotes
The most comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedic handbook on prokaryotes. It offers articles by experts from around the world on taxa of relevance to medicine, ecology and industry. The 1st edition is available in print: Cornell Reference (Lower Level) QR100 .P76 v. 1 & 2

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Encyclopedia of Life
Compilation of information about the many life-forms on Earth - animals, plants, fungi, protists and bacteria - with links to original sources. Click through the tabs to see all of the info.
Encyclopedia of Immunology
Covers cellular, molecular, biochemical, genetic and technical aspects of immunology and related areas, including microbiology, virology and parasitology
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
A fully searchable collection of articles by scientists and historians in the fields of biochemistry and physiology, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, neuroscience, microbiology and virology, plant science, structural biology, science and society.