Resource library search

The October edition of Microbiology Today is titled 'SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19'. This issue is dedicated to showcasing microbiologists' collaborative efforts to build our understanding of SARS-CoV-2, since its emergence, to improve COVID-19 management and prevention.

Polio is a serious viral infection that can cause paralysis.

Measles is a viral disease spread through inhaling viral particles from infected coughs and sneezes.

This ‘virology special’ issue of Microbiology Today features articles on viruses and cancer.

Influenza or ‘flu’ is a viral infection that mainly affects the nose, throat and lungs. Good hygiene practices such as correct hand washing are essential to help prevent the spread of flu.

A novel H1N1 virus emerged from Mexico in April 2009 and spread so rapidly that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global flu pandemic on 11 June. H1N1 (2009) is now circulating as seasonal flu and has been incorporated into the 2010/2011 seasonal flu vaccine.

The February 2011 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on new pathogens as well as re-emerging ones.

HIV is an RNA retrovirus that infects specific white blood cells with the CD4 receptor on their surface (CD4+ cells). CD4 is hijacked by HIV which uses it to gain access to the cell.

The November 2007 issue of Microbiology Today focuses on cytokines and interferons.

Virus and prion diseases remain a major public health threat, in both developed and developing countries.This symposium book covers the central factors that influence the pathogenicity of virus and prion infections.

The February 1998 issue of SGM Quarterly focuses on two centenaries: the discovery of the Golgi apparatus and the pioneering work on Tobacco Mosaic Virus, as well as the topical subject of meningitis.