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One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another's part of SERC Web Resource Collection

According to this online article, scientists have discovered a copy of the genome of the bacterial parasite Wolbachia residing inside the genome of its host species. It explains that lateral gene ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Molecular Biology, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology, Evolution, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, Graduate/Professional, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

Bacteriophage part of SERC Web Resource Collection

These online lecture notes define bacteriophage and review the composition and structure of bacteriophage, infection of host cells, and phage multiplication cycles (lytic and lysogenic). The notes ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Biology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Collections, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Audio, Animations/Video, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)

Early Cellular Evolution part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This PDF file contains the slides from a lecture on the origins of life and early cellular evolution. Topics covered include the prebiotic broth and RNA world theories of the origins of life, methods ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution, Microbiology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual, Images/Illustrations, Course Information:Course Site, Course Information, Course Site:Course Notes
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)

Microbial Evolution - Part 1 part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is a YouTube version of the Microbial Evolution episode of Annenberg Media's Unseen Life on Earth series. This version is split into four 7-minute segments. Part I provides an introduction ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Molecular Methods, Biology:Molecular Biology, Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Biology:Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Evolution, Evolution:Processes
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Audio/Visual
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)

Microbial Evolution - Part 3 part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is the third segment (of 4) of a YouTube version of the Microbial Evolution episode of Annenberg Media's Unseen Life on Earth series. This version is split into four 7-minute segments. Part ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Molecular Methods, Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Evolution, Diversity, Evolution:Principles, Patterns
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Audio/Visual
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)

Microbial Evolution - Part 4 part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is the final segment of a YouTube version of the Microbial Evolution episode of Annenberg Media's Unseen Life on Earth series. This version is split into four 7-minute segments. Part I ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biology, Evolution:Processes, Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Evolution:Patterns, Principles, Biology:Evolution
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Audio/Visual, Activities:Classroom Activity, Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)

Ship Mates part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This resource, by the Bigelow Laboratory, provides an interactive media for teachers and students to study one of the world’s most biologically productive areas, the Gulf of Maine. From season to ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

Desulfitobacterium hafniense part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Web page highlingts the microbe Desulfitobacterium. Thess microbes can anaerobicaly dehalogenate both aromatic and alkyl chlorinated compounds. Compounds including chlorinated phenols, chlorinated ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Bioinformatics, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biology, Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Altered by Humans, Anoxic
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)

Polaromonas strain JS666 part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This web page highlights the microbe Polaromonas strain JS666. The microbe was found to degrade trans-1,2-dichloroethene (tDCE), TCE, VC, 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCA) and ETH in addition to coal tar; ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Bioinformatics, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biology, Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Extreme Environments: Altered by Humans
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)

Geobacter metallireducens part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This web page features the microbe Geobacter metallireducens. The site briefly describes the ability of Geobacter metallireducens to gain energy through the dissimilatory reduction of iron, ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biogeochemistry, Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Extreme Environments: Altered by Humans
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)