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Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute
The Sabin Vaccine Institute is a non-profit public organization that "promotes rapid scientific advances in vaccine development, delivery and distribution worldwide."
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
"The American Society for Microbiology is the oldest and largest single life science membership organization in the world." This site provides information about ASM?s publications and programs, as well as a history of microbiology.
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American Society of Parasitologists Access Online
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Access Online
List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature
Provides a database of bacterial names that have been published in the scientific literature in conformity with the rules of nomenclature.
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Microbes.info
A microbiology information portal containing a vast collection of resources including articles, news, frequently asked questions, and links pertaining to the field of microbiology.
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Microbial Genome Program
Information on U.S. Department of Energy research and programs on studying microbes to solve problems of environmental-waste cleanup, energy production, carbon sequestration, and biotechnology.
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Microbiology and Bacteriology: The World of Microbes
This microbiology textbook describes bacterial structure, genetics, phylogeny, growth, and host defenses and disease. Created by Timothy Paustian at University of Wisconsin.
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Microbiology and Immunology On-Line
Online textbook covers all aspects of microbiology and immunology; based on course for second year medical students. Produced by the University of South Carolina.
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Microbiology Network
Contains "microbiology related user's groups on the WWW, mail lists, forums, and file libraries. Strong area of interest in regulatory microbiology in the pharmaceutical, food, and personal care industries".
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The "Bad Bug Book"
"This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. It brings together in one place information from the Food & Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, and the National Institutes of Health."
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Universal Virus Database
Index of viruses includes information and updates from Virus Taxonomy: The Seventh Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, van Regenmortel et al. (eds) Academic Press (2000) and the plant virus database VIDEdB. Illustrated with EM pictures, diagrams and images of symptoms contributed by virologists around the world.
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WFCC-MIRCEN World Data Centre for Microorganisms (WDCM)
"Provides a comprehensive directory of culture collections, databases on microbes and cell lines, and the gateway to biodiversity, molecular biology and genome projects." The World Federation of Culture Collections maintains this site.
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