Interactive quiz tests your knowledge of bacteria. Each question includes answer and explanation. From National Geographic

Growth and death in a bacterial population, including vocabulary and video clips. From Cells Alive.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's handbook which provides basic facts about foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins.

A student report describing the disease, causes, history, symptoms, and modern day treatment of the Black Death. Includes web links.

Articles and books about viruses and bacteria from the Univ. of Kansas.

Are microbes just germs? Join microbiologist Sam Sleuth to learn more about microbes like bacteria and viruses. Find out what microbes look like, how they evolved and where bacteria and viruses live.

Story of bubonic plague with links to primary sources, including maps, drawings and pictures of the types of fleas that spread this disease during the Middle Ages.

Basics about bacteria, including bacteria in food, industry, wild, and other worlds.

An educational resource about ecology and microbiology, includes information about microbes and the habitats they dwell in as well as dozens of images of microbes.

Provides information on all aspects of bacteria. Includes links to other sites, including video clips and images.