Information About Microbiology

 

 

Oregon Health and Science University

http://www.ohsu.edu/pathinfo/index.php

This URL links to the Health and Science Department of Oregon University. This site provides information about specific microorganisms and their characteristics. Information presented on this site is crucial to any microbiology course. It lays out the information so you won't have to spend time making a chart. It also provides access to microbiology lectures relevant to this course.

Do your teacher's PowerPoint programs confuse you? Do her lectures leave you puzzled? Here is a link to a virtual microbiology classroom that may solve your problems. Within the site, click on the link to the subject that you are studying and you will have access to other teacher's PowerPoints, notes, and practice tests that other classes are using. This will help you to learn the material from another teacher's perspective.

Looking for videos that better explain numerous concepts in Microbiology? This website is the place to go. On this site you will find many different vocabulary words throughout the microbiology course. Once you click on the word, you are redirected to a page with video explaining the vocabulary words. Very useful information!

 

Useful Flashcards and Self Quizzes

This site provides many resources that are relative to the class at ULL. You can review questions and answers in a flashcard style that follows closely the material on quizzes given in this course. The information found here is submitted by users and checked for accuracy by the extensive Quizlet team. Click on the link above and you will be able to access many of these helpful questions and answers regarding which chapter you are currently studying.

Flashcards are a helpful tool that many students use to learn new information. When using this site, you can click on whichever subject you are currently studying in class and have access to numerous helpful study cards. You can choose stacks of flashcards in relation to what chapter or subject you are currently studying. The flashcard set-up allows you to mark which answer you missed and review them later on.

Looking for a site that has it all? Cram.com offers access to different chapters you may be studying. Once you have chosen your chapters, you can flip through flashcards of important information, take tests related to the subject and even play games that incorporate the material you are studying. This site is very helpful and offers different learning strategies to target everyone's learning needs.





Fun Microbiology Games!

Learning doesn't always have to be boring! Here is a link to two microbiology games created by students at Rice University. These games are a fun break from studying but also encourage you to keep learning the material. The games contain helpful information about bacteria, pathogens and various other aspects of microbiology.

This link directs you to a site with loads of helpful tools and information. You can play cross word puzzles, take quizzes, watch videos, and have access to different PDF worksheets that will help you study different topics throughout the course. Some aspects of Microbiology that are covered are cell biology, immunology, and microscopy.

This is a  fun and interactive game to play! The information in this game is very in-depth and beneficial. You learn different characteristics of multiple gram positive and gram negative bacteria. You also get to order tests and diagnose patients based on their symptoms. This allows you to learn more about the negative effects of various bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi. It also allows you to learn which antibiotics work against different microorganisms.