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• Bacteriology
• Fungi
• Parasitology
• Virology
• Databases
• General Microbiology Resources
• Genome Databases
• Organisations/Associations
• Societies

Bacteriology

• EcoCyc

  Excellent online encyclopaedia of Escherichia coli genes and metabolism

• EcoGene

  Information on the genes, proteins and intergenic regions of the E. coli K-12 genome and proteome

• EchoBASE

  An integrated post–genomic database for E. coli

• E. coli community

  A comprehensive information resource for E. coli

• Bacterial nomenclature

• Quorum sensing site

  A one-stop shop for all those interested in quorum sensing, maintained by the quorum sensing group at the University of Nottingham, UK

• Biofilm club

• Centre for Biofilm Engineering

• Bacterial infections and mycoses

  Lots of bacteriology links from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Fungi

• Dictyostelium resources

• Yale Genome Analysis Centre

  Public access to data from the Saccharomyces genome, including access to the TRIPLES database

• YPL.db

  Yeast protein localization database

• Yeast virtual library

  Virtual collection of info on C. albicans, S. pombe and S. cerevisiae

• The Aspergillus website

• Candida albicans information

• SGD

  Database of the molecular biology and genetics of the 'baker's yeast'

Parasitology

• Bugs on the web

  Images of a variety of protozoal species

• Parasites and parasitological resources

  Parasite images and life cycles galore

• The 'World of Parasites'

  Check out where your favourite parasite lives

• Parasitology links on the internet

  Lots of great links for parasitologists

• Ectoparasites and Endoparasites

Virology

• The Big Picture Book of Viruses

• The Picornavirus homepage

• HIV database

  NIAID-funded website providing links to databases of HIV genetic sequences, immunological epitopes, drug resistance-associated mutations and vaccine trials.

Databases

• Entrez

  Website of the US National Centre for Biotechnology Information

• EXProt

  Database of proteins with experimentally verified functions

• EMBL-EBI

  The EMBL nucleotide sequence database

• PDB

  Web home of the Protein Data Bank

• ExPASy molecular biology server

• Pfam

  Database that can be used to look at the domain organization of proteins and protein families

• Prodom

  Useful database of protein domain families

• Virulogenome

  Aims to provide user-friendly tools for analysing data from bacterial pathogen genome sequences

General Microbiology Resources

• Microbiology information portal

  Well-maintained, frequently updated website providing useful microbiology links, including links to feature articles and microbiology-related news stories.

• Molecular biology resources

  Useful jump station, providing links to sites related to DNA and protein analysis, molecular modelling and bioinformatics

• Cells alive!

  Lots of pretty pictures

• Life in extreme environments

  An excellent collection of links related to extremophiles, from desert varnish to outer space

• Dr Fungus

  One of the best all-purpose fungal sites around

• All the virology on the WWW

  Does exactly as it says on the tin

• WWW virtual library: mycology

  The mycological equivalent of the above site

• WWW virtual library: parasitology

  And the parasitological equivalent!

• Digital Learning Centre for Microbial Ecology

  Useful resource in microbial ecology

• Eurosurveillance

  Jump station to European agencies for infectious disease surveillance

• Small things considered

  An excellent blog that aims to inform microbiologists on interesting research from across the discipline.

Genome Databases

• Baylor College of Medicine microbial genome projects

• Caltech genome research laboratory

  Sequencing the hyperthermophilic (aerobic growth at 110°C!) archaeon Pyrobaculum aerophilum.

• Leishmania genome network

• TIGR microbial database

• Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute genome sequencing projects

• Whitehead Institute/MIT Centre for Genome Research

• Dept of Energy Joint Genome Institute microbial genomes

• Plasmodium falciparum genome sequencing consortium

• Schizosaccharomyces pombe genome database

• Pseudomonas genome project

  Well-maintained site for info on the Pseudomonas genome, now including annotation coordinated by Bob Hancock and Fiona Brinkman

• Genolist genome browser

  Links to genome information on organisms ranging from Bacillus subtilis to Mycoplasma pulmonis

• GIB

  Genome 'information broker' from the DNA Databank of Japan

• International rice blast genome consortium

  Website of the consortium formed to develop genomic resources to understand fungal-host interactions and sustainable strategy to manage rice blast disease, a major threat to global food supply. Includes links to the Magnaporthe grisea project.

• MBGD

  Database for comparative analyses of completely sequenced microbial genomes

• Parasite genome databases and genome research resources

  All the links you need for parasite genome sequencing projects, including contacts, email networks, www sites and bioinformatic tools

• University of Washington Genome Centre

  Methanococcus maripaludis genomic sequencing

Organisations/Associations

• American Public Health Association

• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

• World Health Organization

• American Type Culture Collection

• E. coli Genetic Stock Centre

• Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics

• Fungal Genetics Stock Centre

Societies

• American Society for Microbiology

• American Society for Virology

• American Society of Parasitologists

• American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

• Infectious Diseases Society of America

• Pan-American Society for Clinical Virology

• Society for General Microbiology

• Society for Industrial Microbiology

• Society for Applied Microbiology

• Society for Anaerobic Microbiology

• British Mycological Society

• British Society for Medical Mycology

• British Society for Parasitology

• Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

• Australian Society for Parasitology

• Japanese Society for Bacteriology

• European Federation of Parasitologists

• Federation of European Microbiological Societies

• European Society for Clinical Virology

• International Society for Infectious Disease

• International Society for Subsurface Microbiology

• International Society for Microbial Ecology

• International Mycological Association

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