Life Sciences

This is a guide for life sciences at Arizona State University.

Microbiology

The Prokaryotes (2006) - vol 1
Volume 1: Symbiotic associations, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology
The Prokaryotes (2006) - vol 2
Volume 2: Ecophysiology and Biochemistry
The Prokaryotes (2006) - vol 3
Volume 3: Archaea. Bacteria: Firmicutes, Actinomycetes
The Prokaryotes (2006) - vol 4
Volume 4: Bacteria: Firmicutes, Cyanobacteria
The Prokaryotes (2006) - vol 5
Volume 5: Proteobacteria: Alpha and Beta Subclasses
The Prokaryotes (2006) - vol 6
Volume 6: Proteobacteria: Gamma Subclass
The Prokaryotes (2006) - vol 7
Volume 7: Proteobacteria: Delta, Epsilon Subclass

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Vol 1, 2nd ed, 2001
The Archaea and the Deeply Branching and Phototrophic Bacteria
Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology, Vol 2, 2nd ed, 2005 - Part A
The Proteobacteria, Part A Introductory Essays
Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology, Vol 2, 2nd ed, 2005 - Part B
The Proteobacteria Part B The Gammaproteobacteri
Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology, Vol 2, 2nd ed, 2005 - Part C
The Proteobacteria Part C The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria
Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Vol 3, 2nd ed, 2009
The Firmicutes
Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology, Vol 4, 2nd ed, 2010
The Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes
Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology, Vol 5, 2nd ed, 2012
The Actinobacteria

Current Protocols in Microbiology
Current Protocols in Microbiolgy presents clear methodologies for research in priority areas such as infectious diseases, biodefense, microbe-host interactions, and host defense.
Nature Protocols
Nature Protocols is an interactive online resource for laboratory protocols for bench researchers.

Knovel
Electronic library of Science and Engineering reference material containing many biotechnology resources.

Bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology
Covers the nature of bacterial identification schemes, the differentiation of procaryotic from eucaryotic microorganisms, and major categories and groups of bacteria. It is available at the information desk for 2-hr checkout.

Use the For Authors page for the Journal of Bacteriology as the guide to format your lab reports.

American Society for Microbiology:

Electronic access to the ASM Style Manual (updated as of 2020)
Note: Click on "References" to see the references section and examples.
Print access to the ASM Style Manual for Journals and Books (1991) QR 11 .A44x [Noble] Science Reserve