Topics of Interest part of Topics of Interest
The Topics of Interest, Special Collections, and related Case Studies listed on this page contain basic information as well as collections of general resources (such as news articles, web sites, and reference ...

Resources for Undergraduate Students and Faculty part of Resources for Undergraduate Students and Faculty
Discover the connections between microbial life, the history of the earth and our dependence on micro-organisms. Explore Microbial Life Learn about microbial life in marine environments: Why are marine microbes so ...

Microbial Observatories part of Microbial Observatories
Created by George Rice, Montana State University "Advances in molecular biology, genomics and bioinformatics, and cultivation technologies herald a new age of exploration of the microbial world. The Microbial ...

Living in an Alkaline Environment part of Resources for K-12 Teachers and Students:Living in an Alkaline Environment
Living in an Alkaline Environment is a three-part activity that explores the ecology and diversity of life in alkaline environments. It can be downloaded as a Word (Microsoft Word 124kB Apr29 05) document or ...

North Inlet MO part of Microbial Observatories:North Inlet MO
Created by George Rice, Montana State University The diazotrophic (nitrogen fixing) Bacteria are extraordinarily diverse and apart from a few select groups are very poorly characterized. Diazotrophs associated ...

Marine Sponges MO part of Microbial Observatories:Marine Sponges MO
Created by George Rice, Montana State University Intro Narrative: Sponges are the predominant organisms in many tropical reef ecosystems and contain a great diversity of microbial symbionts. These symbiotic ...

McMurdo MO part of Microbial Observatories:McMurdo MO
Created by George Rice, Montana State University The dry valleys of Antarctica form the coldest, driest, and windiest ecosystems known. Robert Falcon Scott, one of the earliest explorers of the McMurdo region of ...

AWCS part of Resources for K-12 Teachers and Students:Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Webquest
Protistan Tales of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps A WebQuest exploring the microbial diversity of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps Introduction Task Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Teachers Introduction ) web ...

Living in the Microbial World part of Resources for K-12 Teachers and Students:Living in the Microbial World
Created by Lorraine Olendzenski, St. Lawrence University Living in the Microbial World is a summer workshop for middle and high school educators, hosted by the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. This ...

Nevada Hot Springs MO part of Microbial Observatories:Nevada Hot Springs MO
Created by George Rice, Montana State University Intro Narrative: "Alkalithermophilic Chemolithoautotrophic Crenarchaeota" is a mouthful to say, but it precisely describes the new types of microbes being ...