Web Directory

» BacSim
   Model developed to simulate the growth and behavior of bacterial populations such as colonies and biofilms. Online computer simulations give a feel for what the program does. Source code and animations are also available.
   http://www.socgenmicrobiol.org.uk/MIC/144/3275/1443275H.HTM

» Bacteriophage Ecology Group
   Possibly the only site dealing with bacteriophage virus ecology. Includes a wealth of photos and drawings of these viruses as well as all you'd ever need to know about them.
   http://www.phage.org/

» Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology
   Michigan State University website with extensive resources on microbes and the environments they live in, as well as links to other microbial ecology resources on the web. Includes the Microbe Zoo.
   http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/

» IMPACT Project Home Page
   Interactions between microbial inoculants and resident populations in the rhizosphere of agronomically important crops in typical soils.
   http://www.ucc.ie/impact

» International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME)
   Microbial Ecology for students, public, news media, and scientists. Also serves as the primary forum of discussion for ISME Society members.
   http://microbes.org/

» LTER Microbial Observatories
   Describes the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) programs concerned with microorganisms at a wide variety of sites around the world.
   http://www.lternet.edu/technology/microbial_ecology/

» Microbial Ecology
   Information from Wikipedia on the relationship of microorganisms with one another and with their environment.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial_ecology

» Microbial Ecology Group
   Research documents, publications, programs, projects, staff. Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany.
   http://www.microbial-ecology.de/

» Microbial Ecology Working Group
   Main areas of study are compost and soil microbiology, molecular ecology, microbial communities, anaerobic digestion and fertilizer development. Page includes list of projects and publications. Located at the University of Innsbruck.
   http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/~c71806/

» Microbial Life: Educational Resources
   Provides educational material on microbial life in extreme environments, in marine environments, microbial observatories and research methods.
   http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/

» The Center for Microbial Ecology (CME)
   The intellectual focus of the Center for Microbial Ecology is to understand factors that influence the competitiveness, diversity and function of microorganisms in their natural and managed habitats.
   http://www.cme.msu.edu/

» The Nüsslein Lab
   On-going research on microbial ecology carried out by the Nusslein Lab, University of Massachusetts, USA.
   http://www.bio.umass.edu/micro/nusslein/