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Welcome to Microbionet, your Microbiological Universe on the Internet!

For a limited period Microbionet is opening its entire site so that all readers can benefit from the information provided on our site. To qualify as a Free Member beyond this period for our Extended Free Membership limited period please register now.

Microbionet is a privately resourced scientific web site that has the objective of developing a quality microbiological forum of high scientific integrity and providing relevant information which is easily accessed and presented in a highly structured format.

We currently provide a basic level of information in the form of Profiles covering various bacteria. This service will be expanded to cover most species/groups of bacteria and, eventually, a similar set of profiles for viruses, fungi and parasites. This basic level of information will be provided free to any viewer who visits our site.

Additional information presented as a series of Topics for each family/genus/species which will be similar in structure to the current profiles shown on our site will be incorporated into the site. This new information is comprehensive and is available only to members of Microbionet. Dr. Karl Bettelheim has been invited to author the first overview of this series which will be on E-coli.

Also available only to Microbionet members will be the updated VTEC tables.The VTEC table was constructed by Dr Bettelheim at the request of Microbionet. The table has been available to all visitors to our site since it was first posted in 1997. The original table will remain freely available to all visitors, however only members to Microbionet will have access to the updated versions of this comprehensive listing of the Serotypes of Vero Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli reported in the Literature, apart from those belonging to Serogroup O157.

Microbionet Features

• A Textbook structured as follows:-

• Level 1 Profiles - Open to all - The Profiles section provides a basic level of information. Each Profile provides specific microbiological information on that species, including taxonomy, biochemical characteristics, ecology and pathogenicity.
• Level 2 Topics (Non referenced) - Available only to Microbionet Members - This section provides a comprehensive level of Information presented as a series of volumes for various Families, Genera and Species.
• Level 3 Topics (Referenced ) - Available only to Microbionet Members - This section provides detailed and continually updated reviews of definitive topics by invited authors. This material is fully referenced similarly to reviews published in current scientific journals.
• The VTEC Table

• As at December 1998 - Open to All
• Updated regularly - Available only to Microbionet members
• Lecture Series (To be announced) - Available only to Microbionet members
• Tutorials (To be announced) - Available only to Microbionet members
• Diagnostic Techniques (To be announced) - Available only to Microbionet members
• Case Studies (To be announced) - Available only to Microbionet members
• Critical Reviews (To be announced) - Available only to Microbionet members

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