American Society for Microbiology

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The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is a scientific organization, based in the United States although with over 42,000 members throughout the world. It is the largest single life science professional organization, and its members include those whose interests encompass basic and applied aspects of viruses, bacteria, rickettsiae, mycoplasma, fungi, algae and protozoa as well as other aspects of microbiology.

Activities

The ASM runs two major meetings annually: the ASM General Meeting, which focuses on microbiology, and the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, known as ICAAC, which focuses on antimicrobial agents.

Publications

The society publishes eleven academic journals:

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Eukaryotic Cell
Infection and Immunity
Journal of Bacteriology
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Journal of Virology
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Minireview Collection of all Journals

Other publications include Microbe Magazine, a monthly news magazine for members, public affairs reports, academy colloquia Reports, Clinical Microbiology Update (monthly update for clinicians), books and educational publications. In addition, the ASM sponsors educational resources such as MicrobeLibrary.

External link

[American Society for Microbiology home page]

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