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Library of Congress classification for Microbiology

The TNCC libraries use the Library of Congress (LC) Call Numbers to classify books and audio-visual materials.

Microbiology call numbers Subclass QR

QR1-502 Microbiology

QR1-74.5 General

QR75-99.5 Bacteria

QR99.6-99.8 Cyanobacteria

QR100-130 Microbial ecology

QR171 Microorganisms in the animal body

QR180-189.5 Immunology

QR355-502 Virology

Although the subject 'Microbiology' is classified under the subclass QR, you will find some Microbiology related topics appearing under other subclassess such as QH (Biology, Genetics, Cytology, Ecology, Molecular biology etc.), QP (Physiology), QK (Botany), QL (Zoology) etc.

Selected Web Resources

American Society for Microbiology: Microbe Library
A peer-reviewed collection of teaching and learning materials covering microbiology.
The Bad Bug Book
From the US Food and Drug Administration
The Biology Project (University of AZ)
An online resource for learning biology.
Centers for Disease Control
BioMed Central
Provides free access to peer-reviewed original research papers in the biomedical field.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Environmental Protection Agency: Microbiology
Provides access to microbiology-related information developed or managed by the EPA.
EPA Microbiology
The purpose of this site is to provide access to microbiology related information that has been developed or managed by the Agency. EPA methods related to bacteria, viruses and protozoans can be found at this site.
Glossary of Microbiology
Note other resources in left column of glossary site. Search Web for other glossaries.
Microbe World
MicrobeWorld is an interactive multimedia educational outreach initiative from the American Society for Microbiology that promotes awareness and understanding of key microbiological issues to adult and youth audiences, and showcases the significance of microbes in our lives.
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Covers resources in biology and biotechnology, including research articles and online biomedical textbooks.
Public Library of Science
PLoS provides free access to scholarly, peer-reviewed full-text articles.
Science.gov
A gateway to government science information and research results
SCIRUS
A comprehensive science-specific search engine. Some articles are free. But.. evaluate results carefully! Allows researchers to search for not only journal content but also scientists' homepages, courseware, pre-print server material, patents and institutional repository and website information.