Below are some selected ebooks and quick reference guides that will assist you with microbiology concepts and your research assignment.
ABCs of Microbiology contains over 1200 multiple choice questions based on biochemistry, environmental microbiology, microbial genetics, general microbiology, cell biology, industrial microbiology, immunology and mycology.
Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Fourth Edition gathers both basic and applied dimensions in this dynamic field that includes virtually all environments on Earth.
Food Microbiology presents all facets of food microbiology to undergraduates.
Written for nonspecialists in a clear and straightforward style, A Guide to Cyanobacteria will help students, landowners, and citizen scientists identify different kinds of cyanobacteria and understand their impact on waterways, from neighborhood lakes and farm ponds to major river systems.
A quick reference guide for Microbiology
Authored by a leading epidemiologist, On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus answers our questions about animal diseases that jump to humans--called zoonoses--including what attracts them to humans, why they have become more common in recent history, and how we can keep them at bay.
Quick reference to clinical microbiology. If you work in a clinical laboratory, the Pocket Guide to Clinical Microbiology will help you confidently identify most organisms you could encounter.
In Viruses: More Friends Than Foes, well-known virologist and cancer researcher Karin Moelling describes surprising insights about a completely new and unexpected world of viruses.
When choosing the terms you will use to search for books, remember to keep your terms general and just pick out key concepts. Save specific searches for article databases. For example, if I wanted to know about food poisoning caused by E. coli, I might just search on "E. coli infection" or maybe E. coli AND food.