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

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The Prokaryotes
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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

ScienceDirect
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Search for your microorganism and then narrow your results by clicking in the box next to Encyclopedias and/or book chapters.

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
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Covers cellular, molecular, biochemical, genetic and technical aspects of immunology and related areas, including microbiology, virology and parasitology
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
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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.