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QW Microbiology. Immunology
	Classify works on a particular species of bacteria with the order to which that species belongs, according to the classification in Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology.
	QW 1-300 Microbiology
	QW 1-52 Reference Works. General Works
	QW 55-90 Environmental Microbiology
	QW 115-155 Bacteria
	QW 160-170 Viruses
	QW 180-190 Fungi. Bacterial Spores
	QW 300 Biological Warfare
	QW 501-949 Immunology
	QW 501-540 Reference Works. General Immunology
	QW 541-568 Immunity by Type
	QW 570-630.5 Antigens and Antibodies. Toxins and Antitoxins
	QW 640-730 Immune Responses
	QW 800-949 Immunotherapy and Hypersensitivity
	Microbiology Reference Works. General Works

QW 1	Societies (Cutter from name of society) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Includes ephemeral membership lists issued serially or separately. Classify substantial lists with directories. Classify annual reports, journals, etc., in W1.

QW 4	General works
	Classify here works on microbiology as a whole. Classify works on bacteriology alone in QW 50; on virology alone in QW 160-170; on mycology alone in QW 180-180.5, or appropriate LC numbers.
	Collected works (General)
QW 5	By several authors
QW 7	By individual authors

QW 9	Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)

QW 11	History (Table G)
QW 11.1	General coverage (Not Table G)

QW 13	Dictionaries. Encyclopedias (Used for both monographs and serials)

QW 15	Classification. Terminology (Used for both monographs and serials)

QW 16	Tables. Statistics (Used for both monographs and serials)

QW 17	Atlases. Pictorial works

QW 18	Education
	Classify here works about education.

QW 18.2	Educational materials (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, catalogs, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.

QW 20.5	Research (General)
	Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.

QW 21	Microbiology and immunology as professions

QW 22	Directories (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
QW 22.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Laboratories, institutes, etc.
QW 23	Collective
QW 24	Individual (Cutter from name of institution)

QW 25	Laboratory manuals. Technique
QW 25.5	Specific techniques, A-Z
QW 25.5.B2	Bacteriological techniques
QW 25.5.M6	Microbial sensitivity tests
QW 25.5.V7	Virus cultivation

QW 26	Apparatus, equipment, etc. (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Classify catalogs here.

QW 26.5	Informatics. Automatic data processing. Computers (General)
	Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.
	Museums, exhibitions, etc.
QW 27	Collective
QW 28	Individual (Cutter from name of museum, etc.)

QW 32	Laws (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
QW 32.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
QW 33	Discussion of law (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
QW 33.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)

QW 39	Handbooks. Resource guides (Used for both monographs and serials)

QW 45	Microbial drug resistance
	General or not elsewhere classified.

QW 50	Bacteria (General). Bacteriology. Archaea
	Cf. QW 115-155 for specific bacteria.

QW 51	Morphology and variability of microorganisms. Microbial genetics
	Classify works on fungi in QW 180; on viruses in QW 160 or with the specific fungi or virus group.

QW 52	Physiology and chemistry of microorganisms. Metabolism
	Classify works on fungi in QW 180; on viruses in QW 160 or with the specific fungi or virus group.
	Environmental Microbiology

QW 55	Environmental microbiology

QW 60	Plant and soil microbiology
	Classify works on specific microorganisms by subject, e.g., Plant viruses QW 163.

QW 65	Dental microbiology

QW 70	Veterinary microbiology

QW 75	Industrial microbiology

QW 80	Water and sewage microbiology

QW 82	Air microbiology

QW 85	Microbiology of food, milk, and other beverages

QW 90	Biofilms
	Bacteria

[QW 115]	[This number not used]
	Classify actinobacteria in QW 125.

[QW 118]	[This number not used]
	Classify corynebacterium in QW 125.5.C5.

[QW 120]	[This number not used]
	Classify propionibacteriaceae in QW 125.5.P7.

QW 125	Actinobacteria. Actinomycetales
QW 125.5	Specific organisms, A-Z
QW 125.5.A2	Actinomycetaceae
QW 125.5.B4	Bifidobacterium
QW 125.5.B7	Brevibacterium
QW 125.5.C5	Corynebacterium
QW 125.5.M9	Mycobacteriaceae
QW 125.5.P7	Propionibacteriaceae
QW 125.5.S8	Streptomycetaceae

QW 127	Gram-positive endospore-forming bacteria
QW 127.5	Specific groups, A-Z
QW 127.5.B2	Bacillaceae
QW 127.5.C5	Clostridium

QW 128	Bacteroidetes

[QW 130]	[This number not used]
	Classify Caryophanales with Gram-positive bacteria in QW 142-142.5.

QW 131	Gram-negative bacteria (General). Gram-negative aerobic bacteria (include cocci and rods). Cyanobacteria

QW 133	Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria (include cocci and rods)

QW 135	Gram-negative chemolithotrophic bacteria

QW 137	Gram-negative facultatively anaerobic rods (General or not elsewhere classified)
QW 138	Enterobacteriaceae
QW 138.5	Specific organisms, A-Z
QW 138.5.E5	Enterobacter
QW 138.5.E8	Escherichia
QW 138.5.K5	Klebsiella
QW 138.5.P7	Proteus
QW 138.5.S2	Salmonella
QW 138.5.S3	Serratia
QW 138.5.S4	Shigella
QW 138.5.Y3	Yersinia
QW 139	Haemophilus
QW 140	Pasteurella
QW 141	Vibrionaceae

QW 142	Gram-positive bacteria (General or not elsewhere classified)
QW 142.5	Specific organisms, A-Z
QW 142.5.A8	Asporogenous rods
QW 142.5.C6	Cocci

QW 143	Mollicutes

QW 145	Phototrophic bacteria

[QW 149]	[This number not used]
	Classify Rickettsiales in QW 150 and Chlamydiales in QW 152 as appropriate.

QW 150	Proteobacteria

QW 152	Chlamydiales

[QW 153]	[This number not used]
	Classify leptothrix in QW 133.

QW 154	Campylobacter. Helicobactor. Spirillaceae

QW 155	Spirochaetales
	Viruses

QW 160	Viruses (General). Virology
	Classify works about a virus disease with the disease.
QW 161	Bacteriophages
QW 161.5	Specific phages, A-Z
QW 161.5.C6	Coliphages
QW 161.5.M9	Mycobacteriophages
QW 161.5.S8	Staphylococcus phages
QW 162	Insect viruses
	Classify works on diseases of insects in SB 942.
QW 163	Plant viruses
	Classify works on virus diseases of plants in SB 736.
QW 164	Vertebrate viruses
QW 165	DNA viruses
QW 165.5	Specific DNA groups, A-Z
QW 165.5.A3	Adenoviridae
QW 165.5.H3	Herpesviridae
QW 165.5.I6	Iridoviridae
QW 165.5.P2	Papillomaviridae
QW 165.5.P3	Parvoviridae
QW 165.5.P6	Poxviridae
QW 166	Oncogenic viruses

[QW 167]	[This number not used]
	Classify oncolytic viruses in QW 160.
QW 168	RNA viruses
QW 168.5	Specific RNA groups, A-Z
QW 168.5.A7	Arboviruses
QW 168.5.A8	Arenaviridae
QW 168.5.B9	Bunyaviridae
QW 168.5.C8	Coronaviridae
QW 168.5.F5	Flaviviridae
QW 168.5.H6	HIV
QW 168.5.O7	Orthomyxoviridae
QW 168.5.P2	Paramyxoviridae
QW 168.5.P4	Picornaviridae
QW 168.5.R15	Reoviridae
QW 168.5.R18	Retroviridae
QW 168.5.R2	Rhabdoviridae
[QW 168.5.R6]	[This number not used]
	Classify RNA rodent viruses in QW 168.
QW 168.5.R8	Rubivirus. Rubella virus
QW 169	Vertebrate viruses, unclassified
QW 170	Hepatitis viruses
	Fungi. Bacterial Spores

QW 180	Pathogenic fungi. Mycology
	Classify general non-medical works on mycology and non-pathogenic fungi in QK 600-635.
QW 180.5	Specific fungi, A-Z
QW 180.5.A8	Ascomycota
QW 180.5.B2	Basidiomycota
QW 180.5.D3	Arthrodermataceae
QW 180.5.D38	Mitosporic fungi
[QW 180.5.M9]	[This number not used]
	Classify Myxomycetes in QX 50.
QW 180.5.P4	Phycomyces
QW 180.5.Y3	Yeasts
	Classify specific yeasts under the appropriate number for the class.

QW 190	Bacterial and fungal spores
	Classify works on bacterial spores alone in QW 51; on fungal spores alone in QW 180.
	Biological Warfare

QW 300	Biological warfare
	Immunology
	Classify works on immunologic diseases in WD 300-330. Reference Works. General Immunology

QW 501	Societies (Cutter from name of society) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Includes ephemeral membership lists issued serially or separately. Classify substantial lists with directories. Classify annual reports, journals, etc., in W1.

QW 504	General works

QW 504.5	Immunochemistry. Immunohistochemistry
	Collected works (General)
QW 505	By several authors
QW 507	By individual authors

QW 509	Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)

QW 511	History (Table G)
QW 511.1	General coverage (Not Table G)

QW 513	Dictionaries. Encyclopedias (Used for both monographs and serials)

QW 515	Classification. Terminology (Used for both monographs and serials)

QW 516	Tables. Statistics (Used for both monographs and serials)

QW 517	Atlases. Pictorial works

QW 518	Education
	Classify here works about education.

QW 518.2	Educational materials (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, catalogs, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.

QW 520	Research (General)
	Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.

[QW 521]	[This number not used]
	Classify works on immunology as a profession in QW 21.

QW 522	Directories (Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
QW 522.1	General coverage (Not Table G) (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Laboratories, institutes, etc.
QW 523	Collective
QW 524	Individual (Cutter from name of institution)

QW 525	Laboratory manuals. Technique
	Classify works on immunodiagnostic tests in QY 250-275.
QW 525.5	Specific techniques, A-Z
QW 525.5.E6	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
QW 525.5.F6	Fluorescent antibody technique
QW 525.5.I3	Immunoassay
QW 525.5.I32	Immunoblotting
QW 525.5.I34	Immunoenzyme techniques
QW 525.5.I36	Immunophenotyping
QW 525.5.L6	Leukocyte adherence inhibition test
QW 525.5.R15	Radioallergosorbent test
QW 525.5.R2	Radioimmunoassay

QW 526	Equipment and supplies (Used for both monographs and serials)
	Classify catalogs here.

QW 539	Handbooks. Resource guides (Used for both monographs and serials)

QW 540	Immunity (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Immunity by Type

QW 541	Natural immunity. Immunogenetics

QW 545	Autoimmunity

QW 551	Acquired immunity. Artificial immunity
	Classify preparations producing artificial immunity in QW 800-815.
QW 552	Active immunity
QW 553	Maternally acquired immunity

QW 563	Local immunity

QW 568	Cellular immunity. Immunologic cytotoxicity. Immunocompetence. Immunologic factors (General or not elsewhere classified)
	Antigens and Antibodies. Toxins and Antitoxins

QW 570	Antigens. Antibodies. Serology
QW 573	Antigens
QW 573.5	Specific antigens, A-Z
QW 573.5.H6	Histocompatibility antigens
QW 573.5.H7	HLA antigens
QW 575	Antibodies
QW 575.5	Specific antibodies, A-Z
QW 575.5.A6	Antibodies, Monoclonal
QW 601	Immunoglobulins
QW 630	Toxins. Antitoxins
	Classify works on toxoids, antitoxins, etc., as preparations producing immunity in QW 800-815.
QW 630.5	Specific toxins and antitoxins, A-Z
QW 630.5.B2	Bacterial toxins
QW 630.5.C9	Cytotoxins
QW 630.5.E5	Endotoxins
QW 630.5.E6	Enterotoxins
QW 630.5.I3	Immunotoxins
QW 630.5.M3	Marine toxins
QW 630.5.M9	Mycotoxins
QW 630.5.N4	Neurotoxins
QW 630.5.R5	Ricin
	Immune Responses
QW 640	Agglutination. Precipitation
	Classify works on immunodiagnostic tests in QY 265.
QW 660	Lysis and bacterial action
QW 680	Complement. Complement fixation
	Classify works on immunodiagnostic tests in QY 265.

QW 690	Phagocytosis

QW 700	Infection. Mechanisms of infection and resistance

QW 730	Virulence. Invasiveness
	Immunotherapy and Hypersensitivity

QW 800	Biological products producing immunity
	Classify works on vaccines and vaccination for a specific disease, with the disease, e.g., Smallpox vaccination, WC 588.
QW 805	Vaccines. Antitoxins. Toxoids
	Classify works on toxins or antitoxins formed in the body in QW 630-630.5.
QW 806	Vaccination
QW 815	Immune serums

QW 900	Anaphylaxis and hypersensitivity. Allergens
	Classify works on diseases of hypersensitivity in general in WD 300-375. Classify specific allergic reactions with the system affected.

QW 920	Immunosuppression. Immunosuppressive agents
	Classify transplantation immunology in WO 680.

QW 940	Immunotherapy
	Classify works on therapy of a particular disease with the disease.
QW 945	Serotherapy
QW 949	Active immunotherapy