Research Guides: Microbiology: Books and Journals

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Allies and Enemies: How the World Depends on Bacteria
Call Number: QR56 .M26 2011
Location: Second Floor Stacks
Tells the story of the amazing, intimate partnership between bacteria and all other living creatures.
Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple
Call Number: QR67 .G543 2013
A brief, clear, thorough, and highly enjoyable approach to clinical microbiology.
Life's Engines: How Microbes Made Earth Habitable
Call Number: QR13 .F35 2015
Takes readers deep into the microscopic world to explore how these marvelous creatures made life on Earth possible—and how human life today would cease to exist without them.
March of the Microbes
Call Number: QR56 .I54 2010
Shows us how to examine, study, and appreciate microbes by making sightings of microbial activities and thereby identifying particular microbes as well as understanding what they do and how they do it.

Advances in Applied Microbiology by Geoffrey M. Gadd (Editor); Sima Sariaslani (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019
Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field of microbiology. Includes discussions on the role of specific molecules in pathogen life stages and interactions, and much more.
The Infectious Microbe by William Firshein
Publication Date: 2014
Uses six different critical diseases to illustrate how viruses and bacteria are spread. Discusses the relationship between man and virus, and how to defeat viruses.
A Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer
Publication Date: 2015
This fascinating book provides an eye-opening look at the hidden world of viruses
Understanding Microbes by Jeremy W. Dale
Publication Date: 2012
As well as looking at a selection of infectious diseases, including how they are prevented and treated, the book explores the importance of microbes in the environment, in the production and preservation of food, and their applications in biotechnology.
Viruses As Complex Adaptive Systems by Ricard Solé; Santiago F. Elena
Publication Date: 2018
This concise book draws on complex systems theory to provide a fresh look at viral origins, populations, and evolution, and the coevolutionary dynamics of viruses and their hosts.

APMIS: Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica
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Publishes original research in the fields of pathology, microbiology and immunology.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
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Publishes papers that make significant contributions to the fields of applied microbiology and microbial ecology.
BMC Microbiology
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Open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes studies of microorganisms, viruses and small parasites.
Cellular Microbiology
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Publishes outstanding contributions to the understanding of interactions between microbes and eukaryotic cells and tissues.
Critical Reviews in Microbiology
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International, peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of medical microbiology.
Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal
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Open access journal published monthly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
International Journal of Microbiology
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Peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research and review articles in all areas of microbiology.
Journal of Basic Microbiology
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Publishes research papers on both procaryotic and eucaryotic microorganisms.
Letters in Applied Microbiology
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Provides for the rapid publication of short, high quality papers in the broad field of applied microbiology.
mBio
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Online open access journal offering streamlined review and publication of the best research in microbiology and allied fields. Published by the American Society for Microbiology.
Microbiological Research
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Devoted to publishing reports on prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms.
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
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MMBR keeps researchers current with the latest developments in microbiology as well as related fields
Molecular Microbiology
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Leading primary journal in the microbial sciences.
The Open Microbiology Journal
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Open access online journal covering all areas of molecular, experimental and clinical microbiology.
Research in Microbiology
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Leading source of up-to-date information in the field of microbiology.
Trends in Microbiology
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Provides a multidisciplinary forum for the discussion of all aspects of microbiology.

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