LINKS

Online texts:

• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (This is a very useful site but access requires you to enter via the SDSU library -- this link will take you to the proper library page, then simply double click on Encyclopedia of Life Sciences.)
• Ken Todar's online Microbiology textbook

• Microbe information
• Micro-Encyclopedia
• Microbial populations
• Phage
• Yeast

• American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has numerous resources for microbiologists, both professional microbiologists, graduate students, and undergraduates (and the membership fee is very inexpensive for students)

• Microbial Genetics Glossary
• Microbiology Glossary
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Glossary
• General Genetics Glossary
• Bioinformatics Glossary

• PubMed - a good first place to search for information about a particular microbiology topic
• Google Microbiology - links to a variety of microbiology related sites

• Microbiology wit and wisdom

What next?

• If you are interested in a career in microbiology, you might find the following sites useful:
  • American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Career resourcess includes information on a variety of career opportunities in microbiology and related fields.
  • Genetics Society of America (GSA) Career resources

• If you are interested in applying to graduate school, you may find the following resources useful:
  • Google University search
  • Google's list of academic Microbiology Departments

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