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Bergey's

Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria by supervising editor, William B. Whitman
Call Number: QR82 ONLINE
ISBN: 9781118960608
Publication Date: 2015-
Up-to-date descriptions of the taxonomy, systematics, ecology, physiology and other biological properties of all named prokaryotic taxa.

Using the Literature

Using the Biological Literature by Diane C. Schmidt
Call Number: QH303.6 .D38 2013 Reference
ISBN: 9781466558571
Fourth edition.

Key Resources

The Prokaryotes (Springer) @ SpringerLink This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive, multi-authored, peer reviewed reference work on Bacteria and Achaea. Organized to cover all taxonomic diversity, using the family level to delineate chapters. Includes not only taxonomy, but also prokaryotic biology and technology of taxa in a broad context. 4th ed., 11 volumes, 2013-2014.
Note: To search Prokaryotes, first select a volume and then type a keyword into the "Search within book" box.
Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate) @ Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Fully covers over 9,500 scholarly journals across 128 scientific disciplines. Specializes in cited reference searching for comprehensive identification of later works that have cited an article published in one of the covered journals. Part of the Web of Science Core Collection database. Coverage: 1900-present.
Biological Abstracts (Clarivate) @ Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Covers over 4,300 scholarly journals in the life sciences, including agriculture, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, ecology, the environment, microbiology, neurology, pharmacology, public health and toxicology. Coverage: 1994-present.
MEDLINE with Full Text (U.S. National Library of Medicine & EBSCO) @ EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Essentially equivalent to PubMed from the National Library of Medicine, but with full text for select journals. Authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Over 4,800 current biomedical journals are indexed; full text for 1,470 journals. Uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Incorporates PREMEDLINE, OLDMEDLINE, AIDSLINE & more.