Microbiology

• Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database (http://www.labmed.umn.edu/umbbd/). This University of Minnesota site provides detailed explanations of 99 "pathways"- chains of reactions that break various chemicals - as well as data on hundreds of individual reactions, compounds, enzymes and microorganisms.

• COPE: Cytokines Online Pathfinder Encyclopedia (http://www.copewithcytokines.de/). From the University of Munich, this site offers 6650+ WWW pages devoted to cytokine research and related subjects, 15000+ cited references, 50000+ internal hyperlinks and is now enhanced with tables, formulas, graphics, and MiniCOPE Dictionaries.

• All the Virology on the WWW (http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/garryfavweb.html). A large collection of Virology related web sites, an index to virus pictures on the web, a collection of online Virology and Microbiology course notes, and an online Virology Bookshop with discounts for users. This site is provided by Tulane University.

• ExPASy Molecular Biology Server (http://ca.expasy.org/). This Expert Protein Analysis System site is dedicated to the analysis of protein sequences and structures. It is maintained by the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.

• Microbiology and Immunology Online (http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/book/welcome.htm). The University of South Carolina School of Medicine sponsers this online textbook that uses texts, tables, and images to cover many aspects of medicinal microbiology.

• American Society for Microbiology (http://www.asm.org/). The website of this organization provides information and links to numerous topics associated with the many disciplines of microbiology. The site also includes job listings, microbiology sites for the public, journals, news, a calendar of conferences and meetings and much more.

To report broken links, suggest new links, or simply request assistance, please contact Jean Cook (jcook@westga.edu), Library Liaison to the Biology Department.