Hotlinks
Worldwide, many institutions, companies and publishers post data and information on microbiology on the Web. This information can be made accessible using various programs (e.g., Netscape, PWMosaik), for universities and training institutions possibly even at no charge. The information offered is of varying quality and subject to frequent change.
Addresses for Parasitology
Entomological Society of America | |
German Society for Parasitology | |
German Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health | |
American Society of Parasitology | |
British Society for Parasitology | |
Helminthological Society of Washington | |
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | |
Veterinary College of Hannover | |
American Heartworm Society |
Addresses for Biotechnology/Occupational safety
World Data Center for Microorganisms | |
Information Systems for Biotechnology | |
EPA Rules and Regulations | |
University of Munich | |
Belgian Biosafety Server | |
University of Wuerzburg |
Addresses for Institutions
American Society for Microbiology (ASM) | |
American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) | |
American Chemical Society (ACS) | |
Professional Association of the Chemical Industry | |
German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMA) | |
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) | |
German Federal Ministry of Health |
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention),in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), can best be reached via the following network protocol:
http://wonder.cdc.gov/
DECHEMA | |
German Institute for Standardization (DIN), DIN Standards Index | |
German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ) | |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | |
Federation of European Microbol. Soc. (FEMS) | |
Jedermann-Verlag, Heidelberg | |
Paul Ehrlich Institute, Langen | |
Robert Koch Institute, Berlin |
The general position of the ZKBS and the "List of risk-assessed donor and recipient organisms for genetic engineering studies" are available on the homepage of RKI under "Genetics/Genetic engineering-ZKBS".
World Health Organization (WHO): http://www.who.int/
The NIH (National Institutes of Health) post their organism list "HHS Publication No. (CDC) 93-8395 SUMMARY OF CLASSIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS ACCORDING TO RISK" at the following addresses
- Society for General Microbiology:
http://www.socgenmicrobiol.org.uk/ - NIH:
http://www.nih.gov/