Surf these sites: Access Excellence -- A great place for biology science teachers. Contains current science news items, teachers exchange, hundreds of science labs and much much more. American Society for Microbiology -- Conferences, journals, public policy and funding issues, topical reports, links Bad Bug Book -- A mine of information about the foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. It provides basic facts regarding these organisms and toxins, including their characteristics, habitat or source, associated foods, infective dose, characteristic disease symptoms, complications, recent and/or major outbreaks, and any susceptible populations. Bug Bytes -- Bug Bytes is a site that provides information about current issues in Infectious diseases, each biweekly issue of Bug Bytes will attempt to present a single problem in Infectious Diseases. The information is concise concerning the diagnosis, therapy, or biology of an infectious disease. CBS Yeast Database -- Contains data on nearly 4,500 strains of yeast from the CBS and 1,250 strains from a Portuguese institution. CBS/NCC Bacteria Database -- Search over 8,000 strains of bacteria available from the NCC(Netherlands Culture Collections of Microorganisms). CELLS alive! -- Learn about bacteria, parasites, cancer cells and viruses. Learn about how immune cells attack and kill microbes. Procure stock video for TV and CDROMs. Order educational videos. Cells & Microbiology -- Very nice graphical tutorial for cell & microbiology. Dr. Alice Wright''s Web Site -- Dr. Alice Wright is an Assistant Professor of Biology, Microbial Physiologist at Californa State University Fresno. This web site contains information about her research, the classes she teaches and links to releated websites. Europ. Soc. of Clin. Microbiol. & Inf. Diseases -- Website of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). ESCMID''s objectives are the promotion of training and research in the laboratory and good practice in the clinical management of infection. Introduction To Clinical Microbiology -- This site contains a large number of excellent images of bacteria, culture media, and biochemical tests. It contains three different folders. The Cell which talks about the structure of bacterial cell walls. Lab Methods which contains information on how to perform certain biochemical tests, how to perform a gram stain, and how certain lab media are used. And the best folder of all The Taxonomy folder that contains enormous amounts of information on pathogenic bacteria. Introduction to Bacterial Structure -- A great site containing great information and images of bacterial structures. If you are wanting an introduction to how bacteria are put together this is a great starting place. MICROBE 2000 -- A conference for medical microbiologists, being held in Sheffield, from September 7-10, 2000. Microbeworld: Your Gateway to the World of Microbes -- A place to view colorful images of microbes, read intriguing microbial facts and trivia, get educational resources and activities, and learn more about these fascinating microscopic creatures. Microbiology -- (Suite101.com) Microbiology & Public Health -- This website contains information on public health, infectious disease profiles, mycology, virology, parasitology, mycobacteriology, bacteriology and environmental health. Microbiology 101 -- Dr. R.E. Hurlbert at Washington State University has created a wonderful introductory microbiology course online. A great resource for those interested in learning microbiology or those teaching an introductory microbiology course. Truely, a great resource. Microbiology at KU and Jack''s Place -- This fantastic site contains Bugs in the News and What the Heck is.... A great place for those who want to learn more about microbiology. Mycobacterium DataBase -- Searchable resource of data on the causative agents of tuberculosis and leprosy. National Center for Infectious Diseases -- NCID conducts surveillance, epidemic investigations, epidemiological & laboratory research, training, and public education programs to develop, evaluate, & promote prevention and control strategies for infectious diseases - division of Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Stalking the Mysterious Microbe -- Hey kids: Join microbial detective Sam Sleuth in solving microbe mysteries! Try some fun microbiology experiments you can do at home. Check out some cool-looking microbes and learn just what exactly a microbe is. WDCM - World Data Centre for Microorganisms -- An electronic gateway to databases on microbes and cell lines and resources on biodiversity, molecular biology and genomes.
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