The Department of Medical Entomology is the only institution for this aspect of entomology in Australia and as such serves as the de facto National Reference Laboratory for insects and other arthropods of medical and public health importance. The Department based at Westmead Hospital and linked with Sydney University. On its web site the department supplies fact sheets about vector-borne diseases, medically important arthropods, maggot debridement therapy, arbovirus surveillance and mosquito monitoring programs, information about their research projects, a key for the common mosquitoes of southeastern Australia and answers to frequently asked questions about human pathogenic arthropods. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research is a member of the Helmholtz Association, Germany's largest scientific organization. The center is supported by the federal government of Germany and the state of Lower Saxony (90:10). The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research employs about 600 staff from more than 40 countries and has an annual operating budget of ₂47 million. The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research was founded in 1965 by the chemist Hans-Herloff Imhoffen. Since then, the facilities have grown and the scientific focus has gone through many changes. Here, you will find more about the history of the center, including information about the management and organization of the research facilities. ... [Information of the supplier]
The International Census of Marine Microbes (ICoMM) will facilitate the inventory of marine microbial diversity developing a strategy to (1) catalogue all known diversity of single-cell organisms inclusive of the Bacteria, Archaea, Protista and associated viruses, (2) to explore and discover unknown microbial diversity, and (3) to place that knowledge into appropriate ecological and evolutionary contexts. To be successful, ICoMM must promote international cooperation and forge linkages with existing and new CoML field projects for collecting samples, contextual information and new technologies. ICoMM recognizes that projects currently underway or completed over the past decade will have an important impact on the census. Participation by principal investigators of current projects in the ICoMM initiative will accelerate progress and ultimately lead to an organized constituency for seeking funding from agencies and foundations. At the same time, ICoMM will engage the broader community of microbiologists with complementary interests in microbial diversity, evolution, biogeography and their functional roles in marine systems. ... [Information of the supplier]
