LibGuides: Medical Lab Technician Library Resources: Microbiology

Tutorials

Gram Stain HD Animation

Gram staining is a method used by clinical lab technicians to identify different cells. This tutorial explains the gram stain method and how it works on the cellular level.

Tour of the Cell

This tutorial, created by the National Science Foundation, provides a comprehensive tour of cells.

Virtual Bacterial Identification Tutorials

This page features exercises created by Dr. Alan Cann, the author of several authoritative texts on virolgy and microbiology.

Journal

Did you know? ICC has access to the Society for General Microbiology's journal, Microbiology. Read it here!

General Information

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms including bacteria, viruses, and parasites.

This is a microscopic image of Tuberculosis using the Ziehl-Neelsen Stain Method (www.microbelibrary.org).

For a general overview of microbes, click on this link to read Undestanding Microbes: In Sickness and in Health, created by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Books

Microbiology for the Health Sciences by Paul G. Engelkirk; Janet Duben-Engelkirk
Call Number: QR41.2 .B88 2011 Peoria Stacks

ISBN: 9781605476735

Publication Date: 2011
Molecular Microbiology by David H. Persing (Editor); Fred C. Tenover (Editor); Randall T. Hayden (Editor); Margareta Ieven (Editor); Melissa B. Miller (Editor); Frederick S. Nolte (Editor); Yi-Wei Tang (Editor); Alex van Belkum (Editor)
Call Number: QR67 .M65 2016 Peoria Stacks

ISBN: 9781555819088

Publication Date: 2016-04-19
101 Topics for Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Leaders by Rebekah M. Martin
Call Number: ebook

ISBN: 9781683674450

Publication Date: 2025-03-25

Websites

World Health Organization
Information about disease on a global level.
American Society for Microbiology
ASM Clinical Microbiology Portal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Our nation′s premier health promotion, prevention, and preparedness agency and a global leader in public health. The CDC remains at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats.
DPDx – CDC Parasitology Diagnostic Website
Website developed and maintained by CDC’s Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, with the goal of using the internet to strengthen diagnosis of parasitic diseases.
Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC)
APIC is a professional organization for infection preventionists. They conduct research about modes of infection and how to prevent infection, and strive to educate the public about the importance of infection prevention.