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You can write a guest entry and publish it in the museum. Choose your pet subject and browse the internet for relevant links. Write your text for a general audience. The entries will be reviewed by the curator before publication.

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Our current sponsor

SfAM is the voice of applied microbiology and oldest microbiology society in the UK.

Its object is to advance for the benefit of the public the science of microbiology in ...

The Foundation for Bacteriology

provides financial support to research and dissemination projects related to bacteriology.

M.J. Blaser, President

Our Sponsors welcome you

to the Virtual Museum of Bacteria! Our current sponsors are the Society for Applied Microbiology (UK) and the Foundation for Bacteriology (USA). Thanks to their support, the Museum can now be conveniently viewed on tablet and smartphone as well as on PC

There are several options to visit this museum:

For an introduction about bacteria, you can take a guided tour through the main exhibits, as indicated by the numbers in the menu to the left. Once you get started, you can follow the signs to the next exhibit.

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Special Features

Each special feature file treats a specific aspect of bacteria that may be outside the mainstream of most bacteriologists. In these files the author has included links that are only loosely related to bacteria per se, but that nevertheless may be of interest to the reader...

To the Special Features

Looking for something in particular?

In case you are looking for information on a particular bacterial species or name, it is best to check out our Bacterial Species Files. These pages do not tell a story, but present a list of ordered, relevant links.

Otherwise, use the search option to search for keywords

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Enjoy your visit!