Nüsslein Lab Links

UMass Amherst Links

Microbial Ecology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Department of Microbiology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
College of Natural Resources and the Environment
UMass Library Catalog
Biology Computer Resource Center at UMass Amherst

Organizations

American Society of Microbiology
International Society of Microbial Ecology
North Eastern Microbiologists- Physiology, Ecology and Taxonomy (NEMPET)
NSF – National Science Foundation
DOE – Department of Energy
SRNL- Savannah River National Labs
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
USDA – United States Department of Agriculture
GSA - Geological Society of America
Soil Science Society of America

Lab Tools

National Center for Biotechnology Information
European Bioinformatics Institute
Molecular Biology Protocols
SCIRUS database
Resources for the Environmental Scientist
Visit the Biology Workbench Database
MAC Pharma Network - Free information and affordable products

Primer calculator
Test your primers at Virtual PCR
The Polymerase Chain Reaction Jump Station
PCR trouble-shooting

Bergey's Manual - a version available online
List of Bacterial names with Standing in Nomenclature

Essential Software and Computing Resources

ARB software and databases
Ribosomal Database Project
Help with Check_Chimera
ClustalW
Molecular Biology Freeware for Windows
Sequence Utilities from Baylor College

Journals

Applied Environmental Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Journal of Bacteriology
Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences
Science
Nature
Extremophiles
Environmental Microbiology

List of journals from MedBioWorld
Handy list of journals from UC Irvine

General

General Information about microbiology for the public
Microbes.info
Microbiology Links from AccessExcellence
General information about soil biodiversity
A great source of graphics for all uses
Some useful links for funding
Student Funding Opportunities