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BIOL 3764 - Careers in Microbiology

Choosing a Topic

You may already have a microbe and process in mind, but if not, here are a couple places to try out for microbiology news to find out about microbes of interest: The Scientist Daily News Articles - MicrobiologyScience News Daily - Microbiology, or search for: microbe in Google News or other news sources. One example to use today in your searches is Rhodococcus fascians, a plant pathogen affecting pistachio trees, as described in this news story. 

Recommended Databases

At University Libraries, we have nearly 1,000 different scholarly databases that you can use.  For your research in BIOL 4764, I recommend starting with the following databases.  Still not sure about which database(s) are best for your research?  Try browsing a few subject guides.

See Searching Tips on the Search Strategies page for help creating a search statement.

 

As this topic is multidisciplinary, the recommended databases below are grouped as:

General / Science, Biology / Microbiology, Biomedical