Research Guides: Biology: Guides and Handbooks

What are guides & handbooks?

Guides and handbooks are reference manuals usually consulted for basic information or instruction, quick fact-finding, or for a concise and authoritative survey of a topic.

Guides & Handbooks in the Library Collection

Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed. by Holt, John G.
Call Number: REFDESK QR81 .A5 1994 c.1 & 2
ISBN: 0683006037
Publication Date: 1994
Covers the nature of bacterial identification schemes, the differentiation of procaryotic from eucaryotic microorganisms, and major categories and groups of bacteria.
Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed. by Bergey, D.H.
Call Number: REF QR81 .B46 2001 v.1-4
ISBN: 0387987711
Publication Date: 2001
v. 1. The archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic bacteria -- v. 2. The proteobacteria. part A. Introductory essays. part B. The Gammaproteobacteria. part C. The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria -- v. 3. The firmicutes -- v. 4. Bacteroidetes, spirochetes, tenericutes (mollicutes), acidobacteria, fibrobacteres, fusobacteria, dictyoglomi, gemmatimonadetes, lentisphaerae, verrucomicrobia, chlamydiae, and planctomycetes.
Genetics and Inherited Conditions by Jeffrey A. Knight
Publication Date: 2010
Offers essays on diseases, biology, techniques, methodologies, genetic engineering, biotechnology, ethics, and social issues. Written for health-care consumers, premedical students, public library patrons, and librarians building scientific collections.