LibGuides: Biology: Microbiology

Websites

Bad Bug Book, 2nd edition (USDA)
An online handbook containing basic facts about foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins from USDA, FDA, CDC, and NIH.
Center for Disease Control
EPA Microbiology
This site provides access to microbiology related information that has been developed or managed by the Environmental Protection Agency including EPA methods related to bacteria, viruses and protozoans.
FDA: Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM)
FDA's Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) presents the agency's preferred laboratory procedures for microbiological analyses of foods and cosmetics.
PLOS Pathogens
Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens is a peer reviewed open access journal.

World Health Organization
A specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is concerned with international public health. WHO publishes an annual World Health Report.

The Human Microbiome Project (HMP) uses DNA sequencing technologies to analyse microbial communities associated with the human body.

(image from the HMP website)

Here are some open access journals that are freely available on the Web.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) This link opens in a new window
Search thousands of peer-reviewed, scientific journals. Journals come from around the world in a variety of languages.