Microbiology and immunology
Legend
- McGill users only
- Open access resource
- Free resource
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
Sources for Background Information
- GIDEON (numerous video tutorials)
- Encyclopedia of life sciences
- Dictionary of microbiology and molecular biology
- Encyclopedia of microbiology
- Illustrated dictionary of immunology
- Encyclopedia of immunology
- Encyclopedia of Virology
- Fields' virology
Searching the Library Catalogue
Use the basic word(s) anywhere or advanced keyword search in the library catalogue. You can search using words like - immunology, microbiology, virology, etc.
Get more catalogue search tips.
You can also browse the catalogue, or the shelves at the following National Library of Medicine Classification call numbers
| Call Number | Subject |
| QW 1-300 | Microbiology |
| QW 1-155 | Bacteria |
| QW 160-170 | Virology |
| QW 180-190 | Fungi. Bacterial Spores |
| QW 501-949 | Immunology |
| WD 300-330 | Immunologic diseases |
Search tips
Ways to decrease results
| Boolean operators | AND | e.g. Caulobacter AND chromosome separation will retrieve records containing both concepts |
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| Phrase searching | “___” | e.g. "polymerase chain reaction" will retrieve records containing the phrase polymerase chain reaction |
| Use limiters | Varies by database, often listed on left hand side of search results | e.g. publication date, format, language |
| Search a particular field | Drop down menu next to search box | e.g. keyword, title, author, abstract |
Ways to increase results
| Boolean operators | OR | e.g. bacteria OR microorganism will retrieve records with both terms |
|---|---|---|
| Truncation | */? | e.g. process? will retrieve catalogue records containing the words process, processes, processing, etc. |
| Use fewer or broader terms | e.g. E. coli will retrieve more results than uropathogenic Escherichia coli |
Subject Headings
Some databases used controlled vocabulary or subject headings to index articles. Medical Subject Headings, or MeSH are often used to to index information in the life sciences. You can search for MeSH terms to use in your search and also get ideas for broader or narrower terms or synonyms to try.
Obtaining materials that are not available at McGill
McGill students and staff may order articles and books not available at McGill using the interlibrary loan service.
Please do not wait until it is too late to request items through interlibrary loan.
Core and additional databases
Literature databases
- MEDLINE via PubMed or via Ovid (1996-) - database of the National Library of Medicine
- BIOSIS Previews - all aspects of biology
- Bacteriology Abstracts - information on bacteriology, biochemistry and genetics
- Industrial & Applied Microbiology Abstracts - information about practical applications n agriculture, food, pharmaceutical industry, etc.
- Web of Science - multidisciplinary
- The Cochrane Library - collection of databases or evidence based health information
Methods & techniques
- Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
- Journal of Visualized Experiments (JOVE) - video articles demonstrating lab techniques
- Current Protocols Online
- SpringerProtocols
Theses and Dissertations
- ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Full-Text
- eScholarship@McGill - McGill's institutional repository
Nomenclature and Taxonomy
- NCBI Taxonomy Homepage
- Virus taxonomy: classification and nomenclature of viruses
- International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Bacteriology
- List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
- International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
Genomics
- NCBI Viral genomes (OpenHelix tutorial)
- NCBI Gene (OpenHelix tutorial)
- BLAST (OpenHelix tutorial)
- Gene Ontology (OpenHelix tutorial)
- Virulence Factors of Pathogenic Bacteria
- Comprehensive Microbial Resource (OpenHelix tutorial)
Search engines
- Scirus - scientific information
- Scitopia.org - science and technology
Other Resources
- McGill Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- McGill Institute of Parasitology
- Centre for Host-Parasite Interactions
- Bioinformatics subject guide
Societies
- Canadian Society of Microbiologists
- Canadian Society for Immunology
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Association of Immunologists
- Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Society for Applied Microbiology
- International Union of Microbiological Societies
- International Union of Immunological Societies
Feedback?
If you have any comments about the Library or suggestions of how we could do things better, please let us know.
If you have any comments about the Library or suggestions of how we could do things better, please let us know.