Classification 2025 Winter Edition
Worldwide source of medical classification resourcesQW
Microbiology. Immunology
Schedule Contents
Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified)
(Cutter from name of organization or society)
(Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Includes membership lists and administrative reports issued serially or separately. Classify directories in QW 22. Classify other serials issued by societies in W1. For academies and institutes, see QW 23-24. Classify works on immunological organizations and societies under QW 501.
General works
Classify here general works on microbiological phenomena. Classify general works on bacteria alone in QW 50-52; on viruses alone in QW 160-170; on fungi alone in QW 180-180.5, or appropriate LC numbers. Classify works on microbiology on QW 21.
Collected works by several authors
Collected works by individual authors
Addresses. Essays. Lectures
General coverage (Not Table-G)
Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Monographs and Serials)
Classification. Terminology
(Monographs and Serials)
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Atlases. Pictorial works
Education
Classify here works about education.Educational materials
(Monographs and Serials)
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Research (General)
Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.Microbiology as a profession. Ethics. Peer review
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Collective laboratories, academies, institutes, etc.
Individual laboratories, academies, institutes, etc. (Cutter from name of institution)
Laboratory manuals. Technique (General or not elsewhere classified)
Specific techniques, A-Z
Bacteriological techniques
Microbial sensitivity tests
Virus cultivation
Apparatus, equipment, etc.
(Monographs and Serials)
Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)
Classify works on use for special subjects by subject. Classify works on immunoinformatics in QW 526.5.
Collective museums, exhibitions, etc.
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Handbooks. Resource guides
(Monographs and Serials)
Microorganisms (General or not elsewhere classified)
Microbial interactions. Host-microbial interactions (General or not elsewhere classified)
Microbial virulence
Classify works on virulence of specific microbiological organisms with the organism.Microbial drug resistance
Microbial genetics
Classify here general works on microbial genetics. Classify works on bacterial genetics in QW 51; on fungal genetics in QW 180; on viral genetics in QW 160-170.
Blood-borne pathogens
Bacteria (General). Archaea
Cf. QW 125-155 for specific bacteria.
Morphology and variability of bacteria. Microbial genetics (General or not elsewhere classified)
Classify here general works on microbial and bacterial genetics. Cf. QW 125-155 for specific bacteria. Classify works on fungi in QW 180; on viruses in QW 160-170.
Physiology and chemistry of bacteria. Metabolism
Classify here general works on the physiology and chemistry of bacteria. Cf. QW 125-155 for specific bacteria. Classify works on fungi in QW 180; on viruses in QW 160-170.
Environmental microbiology
Dental microbiology
Industrial microbiology
Water and sewage microbiology
Air microbiology
Food and beverage microbiology
Biofilms
Microbiota
[This number not used]
Classify corynebacterium in QW 125.5.C5.
[This number not used]
Classify propionibacteriaceae in QW 125.5.P7.
Actinobacteria. Actinomycetales
Specific organisms, A-Z
Actinomycetaceae
Bifidobacterium
Brevibacterium
Corynebacterium
Mycobacteriaceae
Propionibacteriaceae
Streptomycetaceae
Gram-positive endospore-forming bacteria
Specific groups, A-Z
Bacillaceae
Clostridium
[This number not used]
Classify Caryophanales with Gram-positive bacteria in QW 142-142.5.
Gram-negative bacteria (General). Gram-negative aerobic bacteria (include cocci and rods)
Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria (include cocci and rods)
Gram-negative chemolithotrophic bacteria
Gram-negative facultatively anaerobic rods (General or not elsewhere classified)
Enterobacteriaceae
Specific organisms, A-Z
Enterobacter
Escherichia
Klebsiella
Proteus
Salmonella
Serratia
Shigella
Yersinia
Haemophilus
Pasteurella
Vibrionaceae
Gram-positive bacteria (General or not elsewhere classified)
Specific organisms, A-Z
Gram-positive asporogenous rods
Gram-positive cocci
Enterococcaceae
Tenericutes
Proteobacteria
Chlamydiales
Campylobacter. Helicobacter. Spirillaceae
Spirochaetales
Viruses (General). Virology
Classify works about a virus disease with the disease.Genetic aspects
Bacteriophages
Specific phages, A-Z
Coliphages
Mycobacteriophages
Staphylococcus phages
Insect viruses
Classify works on diseases of insects in SB 942.
Plant viruses
Classify works on virus diseases of plants in SB 736.
DNA viruses
Specific DNA groups, A-Z
Adenoviridae
Herpesviridae
Iridoviridae
[This number not used]
Classify works on papillomaviridae in QW 166.
Parvoviridae
Poxviridae
Oncogenic viruses (General or not elsewhere classified)
RNA viruses
Specific RNA groups, A-Z
[This number not used]
Classify works on arboviruses in QW 160.
Arenaviridae
Bunyaviridae
Coronaviridae
Filoviridae
Flaviviridae
HIV
Orthomyxoviridae
Paramyxoviridae
Picornaviridae
Reoviridae
Retroviridae
Rhabdoviridae
[This number not used]
Classify RNA rodent viruses in QW 168.
Rubivirus. Rubella virus
Hepatitis viruses
Pathogenic fungi. Mycology
Classify general non-medical works on mycology and non-pathogenic fungi in QK 600-635.
Specific fungi, A-Z
Ascomycota
Basidiomycota
Arthrodermataceae
Mitosporic fungi
[This number not used]
Classify Myxomycetes in QW 230.
Phycomyces
Yeasts (General or not elsewhere classified)
Unicellular eukaryota (General or not elsewhere classified)
Alveolata
Apicomplexa
Coccidia
Sarcocystidae
Haemosporida
Ciliophora
Oligohymenophorea
Amoebozoa
Lobosea
Mycetozoa
Diplomonadida
Euglenozoa
Kinetoplastida
Parabasalidea
Stramenopiles
Biological warfare
Organizations. Societies (General or not elsewhere classified)
(Cutter from name of organization or society)
(Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Includes membership lists and administrative reports issued serially or separately. Classify directories in QW 522. Classify other serials issued by societies in W1. For academies and institutes, see QW 523-524.
General works
Class here general works on immunology, immune system and immune system diseases. Classify works on immunology as a profession alone in QW 521. Classify works on immunity in QW 540-568. Classify general works on immune diseases alone in QW 740.
Immunochemistry. Immunohistochemistry
Collected works by several authors
Collected works by individual authors
Addresses. Essays. Lectures
General coverage (Not Table-G)
Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Monographs and Serials)
Classification. Terminology
(Monographs and Serials)
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Atlases. Pictorial works
Education
Classify here works about education.Educational materials
(Monographs and Serials)
Research (General)
Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.Allergy and immunology as a profession. Ethics. Peer review
General coverage
(Not Table-G)
(Monographs and Serials)
Collective laboratories, academies, institutes, etc.
Individual laboratories, academies, institutes, etc. (Cutter from name of institution)
Laboratory manuals. Technique (General or not elsewhere classified)
Classify works on immunodiagnostic tests in QY 250-275.
Specific techniques, A-Z
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Fluorescent antibody technique
Immunoassay (General or not elsewhere classified)
Immunoblotting
Immunoenzyme techniques
Immunophenotyping
Immunoprecipitation
Leukocyte adherence inhibition test
Lymphocyte activation
Radioallergosorbent test
Radioimmunoassay
Equipment and supplies
(Monographs and Serials)
Informatics. Electronic data processing. Computers (General)
Classify works on use for special subject by subject.
Handbooks. Resource guides
(Monographs and Serials)
Immunity (General or not elsewhere classified)
Natural immunity. Immunogenetic phenomena
Autoimmunity. Autoimmune diseases (General)
Adaptive immunity
Classify preparations producing immunity in QW 800-815.
Active immunity
Maternally acquired immunity
Local immunity. Mucosal immunity
Cellular immunity. Immunologic cytotoxicity. Immunocompetence. Immunologic factors (General or not elsewhere classified)
Antigens (General or not elsewhere classified)
Specific antigens, A-Z
Epitopes
Histocompatibility antigens
HLA antigens
Neoplasm antigens
Antigen receptors
Antibodies (General or not elsewhere classified)
Specific antibodies, A-Z
Monoclonal antibodies
Autoantibodies
Immunoconjugates
Viral antibodies
Immunoglobulins
Antigen-antibody complex. Immune complex diseases
Classify works on antigen-antibody reactions in QW 570.
Toxins. Antitoxins (General or not elsewhere classified)
Classify works on toxoids, antitoxins, etc., as preparations producing immunity in QW 805-815.
Specific toxins and antitoxins, A-Z
Bacterial toxins
Cytotoxins
Endotoxins
Enterotoxins
Immunotoxins
Marine toxins
Mycotoxins
Neurotoxins
Ricin
Venoms
Complement activation. Complement system proteins
Classify works on complement fixation tests in QY 265.
Phagocytosis
Infection. Mechanisms of infection and resistance
Immune system diseases (General or not elsewhere classified)
Classify works on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other HIV infections in WC 503-503.7. Classify works on autoimmune diseases in QW 545. Classify works on immune complex diseases in QW 608.
Biological products producing immunity
Classify works on vaccines and vaccination for a specific disease, with the disease, e.g., Smallpox vaccination, WC 588.
Vaccines
Classify works on toxoids here.Vaccination
Vaccine development
Immune sera
Classify works on antitoxins formed in the body in QW 630-630.5.
Hypersensitivity
Classify specific allergic reactions with the system or organ affected.Food hypersensitivity
Drug hypersensitivity
Allergens (General or not elsewhere classified)
Immunomodulation
Immunotherapy
Classify works on therapy of a particular disease with the disease.
Passive immunization
Active immunotherapy