Microbiology

Best Sellers in Microbiology, June 2005-present

2006-03-27T14:03:00.000-05:00

Here are the top 20 Microbiology titles that have been flying off the shelf from June 2005-present, as compiled by YBP Library Services. I've linked to the catalog records for titles the UMass libraries own. If you'd like to suggest that the library purchase a title, just let me know--ealling@library.umass.edu.

1. Cutter Incident: How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine Crisis
Offit, Paul A.
Yale University Press
2005. ISBN 0300108648. $27.50

2. Agents of Bioterrorism: Pathogens and Their Weaponization
Zubay, Geoffrey, et al.
Columbia University Press
2005. ISBN 0231133464. $50.00

3. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology; V. 2: The Proteobacteria
Ed. by George M. Garrity
Springer-Verlag
2005. ISBN 0387950400. $396.00

4. Influence of Cooperative Bacteria on Animal Host Biology
Ed. by Margaret J. Mcfall-Ngai
Cambridge University Press
2005. ISBN 0521834651. $120.00

5. Microterrors: The Complete Guide to Bacterial, Viral and Fungal Infections that Threaten Our Health
Hart, Tony
Firefly Books
2004. ISBN 1552979717. $29.95

6. Principles of Molecular Virology
Cann, Alan J.
Elsevier Academic Press
2005. ISBN 0120887878. $44.95

7. Oceans and Health: Pathogens in the Marine Environment
Ed. by Shimshon Belkin
Springer
2006. ISBN 0387237089. $89.95

8. Phages: Their Role in Bacterial Pathogenesis and Biotechnology
Ed. by Matthew K. Waldor
American Society for Microbiology
2005. ISBN 1555813070. $119.95

9. Immunological Bioinformatics
Lund, Ole, et al.
MIT Press
2005. ISBN 0262122804. $50.00

10. Brock Biology of Microorganisms
Madigan, Michael T.
Prentice Hall
2005. ISBN 0132192268. $146.67

11. Rene Dubos, Friend of the Good Earth: Microbiologist, Scientist, Environmentalist
Moberg, Carol L.
American Society for Microbiology
2005. ISBN 1555813402. $29.95

12. Medical Microbiology
Murray, Patrick R.
Elsevier Mosby
2005. ISBN 0323033032. $69.95

13. Molecular Microbial Ecology
Ed. by A. Mark Osborn
Taylor & Francis
2005. ISBN 1859962831. $59.95

14. Killer Lymphocytes
Berke, Gideon
Springer
2005. ISBN 1402032692. $129.00

15. Molecular Approaches to Malaria
Ed. by Irwin W. Sherman
American Society for Microbiology
2005. ISBN 1555813305. $129.95

16. Viral Membrane Proteins: Structure, Function, and Drug Design
Ed. by Wolfgang B. Fischer
Kluwer Academic/Plenum
2005. ISBN 0306484951. $125.00

17. Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health
Ed. by Ipek Goktepe
Taylor & Francis
2005. ISBN 1574445146. $149.95

18. Prions: The New Biology of Proteins
Soto, Claudio
Taylor & Francis
2006. ISBN 0849314429. $129.95

19. Orthopoxviruses Pathogenic For Humans
Shchelkunov, Sergei N.
Springer
2005. ISBN 0387253009. $125.00

20. Identification of Microorganisms by Mass Spectrometry
Ed. by Charles L. Wilkins
John Wiley
2006. ISBN 0471654426. $89.95

New immunotoxicology reference @ ISEL

2006-01-09T14:31:00.000-05:00

Just in at ISEL:

Hans-Werner Vohr (Ed.)
Encyclopedic Reference of Immunotoxicology, with 144 Figures and 105 Tables.
Springer, 2005.

You can find this book in the ISEL Reference Collection, call no. Science Ref. QR180.4 .E563 2005

Bergey's, Volume Two is here

2005-12-20T15:45:00.000-05:00

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed, Volume 2 (The Proteobacteria) has arrived at ISEL. Volume 2 comprises 3 parts:

(A) Introductory Essays
(B) The Gammaproteobacteria
(C) The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria

You can find the new Bergey's in the ISEL Reference Collection, call number QR 81 .B46 2001. Enjoy!

New e-journal @ UMass Libraries

2005-11-22T12:26:00.000-05:00

Microbiologists may be pleased to learn that the UMass libraries now offer the full text of Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica from 1999 to the present. The science library also has this journal in print back to 1994. Enjoy!

Lovley awarded $21.8m grant for microbial study

2005-10-07T10:48:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to Derek Lovley, Distinguished University Professor (Microbiology), on being awarded a grant to study Geobacteraceae:

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $21.8 million over five years to microbiologist Derek Lovley for investigations of the Geobacteraceae, the microbial family with energy-harvesting powers that scientists hope to harness.

(from In the Loop; read more)

Check out the Geobacter Project homepage for much more information.

Nature Reviews Microbiology now available online

2005-10-03T13:14:00.000-04:00

The UMass Amherst Libraries have begun an online subscription to Nature Reviews--Microbiology. The full text of all issues, from volume 1 issue 1 (October 2003) to the present, is available. Enjoy!

Best Sellers in Microbiology, 2005

2005-09-16T08:15:00.000-04:00

According to YBP Library Services, here are the top 20 best sellers in microbiology for 2005. I've linked to the catalog for books that the UMass libraries own. See a title you think we should buy? Just let me know.

1) Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio
Kluger, Jeffrey. Putnam, 2005.

2) Living with Germs: In Sickness and In Health
Playfair, John. Oxford U. Press, 2004.

3) Global Genome: Biotechnology, Politics, and Culture
Thacker, Eugene. MIT Press, 2005.

4) Viruses and the Evolution of Life
Villarreal, Luis P. American Society for Microbiology, 2004.

5) Food Microbiology: An Introduction
Montiville, Thomas J., et al. American Society for Microbiology, 2005.

6) Microbial Ecology of Soil and Plant Growth
Davet, Pierre. Science Publishers, Inc., 2004.

7) Microbial Ecology of the Soil and Plant Growth
Davet, Pierre. Science Publishers, Inc., 2004.

8) Petroleum Microbiology
Ed. by Bernard Ollivier. American Society for Microbiology, 2005.

9) Nanofuture: What's Next for Nanotechnology
Hall, J. Storrs. Prometheus, 2005.

10) Freshwater Microbiology: Biodiversity and Dynamic Interactions of
Microorganisms in the Aquatic Environment
Sigee, David C. John Wiley, 2005.

11) Microbial Phylogeny and Evolution: Concepts and Controversies
Ed. by Jan Sapp. Oxford U. Press, 2005.

12) Life in Ancient Ice
Ed. By John D. Castello. Princeton U. Press, 2005.

13) Nanotechnology: Global Strategies, Industry Trends and
Applications
Ed. by Jurgen Schulte. John Wiley, 2005.

14) Nano-Micro Interface: Bridging the Micro and Nano Worlds
Ed. by Hans-Jorg Fecht. Wiley-Vch, 2004.

15) Lab-On-Chips for Cellomics: Micro and Nanotechnologies for Life
Science
Ed. by Helene Andersson. Kluwer Academic, 2004.

16) Nanoscale Technology in Biological Systems
Ed. by Ralph S. Greco. CRC Press, 2005.

17) Infectious Processes: Knowledge, Discourse and the Politics of
Prions
Ed. by Eve Seguin. Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

18) Organic and Inorganic Nanostructures
Nabok, Alexei. Artech House, 2005.

19) Microbial Diversity: Form and Function in Prokaryotes
Ogunseitan, Oladele. Blackwell Science, 2005.

20) Bioremediation: Applied Microbial Solutions for Real-World
Environmental Cleanup
Ed. by Ronald M. Atlas. American Society for Microbiology, 2005.

New e-journals @ UMass Libraries

2005-09-13T20:29:00.000-04:00

Attention, microbiologists: The following new electronic journals, now available to the UMass community via the library catalog and/or e-journal locator, may interest you:

Retrovirology, 2004-
Virology journal, 2004-

Free access to Nature Reviews--Microbiology

2005-09-07T11:49:00.000-04:00

Nature Reviews Microbiology is offering free access to its content for one month. From the announcement:

"Nature Reviews Microbiology is a journal committed to the entire
microbiology community, providing complete coverage of the disciplines
of microbiology, biotechnology and infectious diseases, with its
clinical, industrial and environmental applications."