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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.
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QW 4 |
General works
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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.
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Collected works (General) | |
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By several authors
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By individual authors
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Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)
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History
(Table G)
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QW 11.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
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Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
QW 15 |
Classification. Terminology
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
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Tables. Statistics
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
QW 17 |
Atlases. Pictorial works
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QW 18 |
Education
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Classify here works about education.
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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.
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QW 20.5 |
Research (General)
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Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.
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Microbiology and immunology as professions
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Directories
(Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
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General coverage
(Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Laboratories, institutes, etc. | |
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Collective
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Individual
(Cutter from name of institution)
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Laboratory manuals. Technique
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Specific techniques, A-Z
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QW 25.5.B2 |
Bacteriological techniques
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QW 25.5.M6 |
Microbial sensitivity tests
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QW 25.5.V7 |
Virus cultivation
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QW 26 |
Apparatus, equipment, etc.
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Classify catalogs here.
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QW 26.5 |
Informatics. Automatic data processing. Computers (General)
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Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.
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Museums, exhibitions, etc. | |
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Collective
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Individual
(Cutter from name of museum, etc.)
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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) |
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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
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General or not elsewhere classified.
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QW 50 |
Bacteria (General). Bacteriology. Archaea
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Cf. QW 115-155 for specific bacteria.
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QW 51 |
Morphology and variability of microorganisms. Microbial genetics
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Physiology and chemistry of microorganisms. Metabolism
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Environmental Microbiology | |
QW 55 |
Environmental microbiology
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QW 60 |
Plant and soil microbiology
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Classify works on specific microorganisms by subject, e.g., Plant viruses QW 163.
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QW 65 |
Dental microbiology
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QW 70 |
Veterinary microbiology
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QW 75 |
Industrial microbiology
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QW 80 |
Water and sewage microbiology
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QW 82 |
Air microbiology
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QW 85 |
Microbiology of food, milk, and other beverages
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QW 90 |
Biofilms
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Bacteria | |
[QW 115] |
[This number not used]
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Classify actinobacteria in QW 125.
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[QW 118] |
[This number not used]
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Classify corynebacterium in QW 125.5.C5.
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[QW 120] |
[This number not used]
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Classify propionibacteriaceae in QW 125.5.P7.
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QW 125 |
Actinobacteria. Actinomycetales
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QW 125.5 |
Specific organisms, A-Z
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QW 125.5.A2 |
Actinomycetaceae
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QW 125.5.B4 |
Bifidobacterium
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QW 125.5.B7 |
Brevibacterium
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QW 125.5.C5 |
Corynebacterium
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QW 125.5.M9 |
Mycobacteriaceae
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QW 125.5.P7 |
Propionibacteriaceae
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QW 125.5.S8 |
Streptomycetaceae
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QW 127 |
Gram-positive endospore-forming bacteria
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QW 127.5 |
Specific groups, A-Z
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QW 127.5.B2 |
Bacillaceae
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QW 127.5.C5 |
Clostridium
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QW 128 |
Bacteroidetes
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[QW 130] |
[This number not used]
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Classify Caryophanales with Gram-positive bacteria in QW 142-142.5.
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QW 131 |
Gram-negative bacteria (General). Gram-negative aerobic bacteria (include cocci and rods). Cyanobacteria
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QW 133 |
Gram-negative anaerobic bacteria (include cocci and rods)
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QW 135 |
Gram-negative chemolithotrophic bacteria
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QW 137 |
Gram-negative facultatively anaerobic rods (General or not elsewhere classified)
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QW 138 |
Enterobacteriaceae
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QW 138.5 |
Specific organisms, A-Z
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QW 138.5.E5 |
Enterobacter
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QW 138.5.E8 |
Escherichia
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QW 138.5.K5 |
Klebsiella
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QW 138.5.P7 |
Proteus
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QW 138.5.S2 |
Salmonella
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QW 138.5.S3 |
Serratia
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QW 138.5.S4 |
Shigella
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QW 138.5.Y3 |
Yersinia
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QW 139 |
Haemophilus
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QW 140 |
Pasteurella
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QW 141 |
Vibrionaceae
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QW 142 |
Gram-positive bacteria (General or not elsewhere classified)
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QW 142.5 |
Specific organisms, A-Z
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QW 142.5.A8 |
Asporogenous rods
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QW 142.5.C6 |
Cocci
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QW 143 |
Mollicutes
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QW 145 |
Phototrophic bacteria
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[QW 149] |
[This number not used]
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QW 150 |
Proteobacteria
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QW 152 |
Chlamydiales
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[QW 153] |
[This number not used]
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Classify leptothrix in QW 133.
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Campylobacter. Helicobactor. Spirillaceae
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QW 155 |
Spirochaetales
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Viruses | |
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Viruses (General). Virology
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Classify works about a virus disease with the disease.
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QW 161 |
Bacteriophages
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QW 161.5 |
Specific phages, A-Z
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QW 161.5.C6 |
Coliphages
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QW 161.5.M9 |
Mycobacteriophages
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QW 161.5.S8 |
Staphylococcus phages
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QW 162 |
Insect viruses
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Classify works on diseases of insects in SB 942.
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QW 163 |
Plant viruses
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Classify works on virus diseases of plants in SB 736.
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QW 164 |
Vertebrate viruses
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DNA viruses
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QW 165.5 |
Specific DNA groups, A-Z
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QW 165.5.A3 |
Adenoviridae
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QW 165.5.H3 |
Herpesviridae
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QW 165.5.I6 |
Iridoviridae
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QW 165.5.P2 |
Papillomaviridae
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QW 165.5.P3 |
Parvoviridae
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QW 165.5.P6 |
Poxviridae
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QW 166 |
Oncogenic viruses
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[QW 167] |
[This number not used]
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Classify oncolytic viruses in QW 160.
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QW 168 |
RNA viruses
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QW 168.5 |
Specific RNA groups, A-Z
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QW 168.5.A7 |
Arboviruses
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QW 168.5.A8 |
Arenaviridae
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QW 168.5.B9 |
Bunyaviridae
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QW 168.5.C8 |
Coronaviridae
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QW 168.5.F5 |
Flaviviridae
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QW 168.5.H6 |
HIV
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QW 168.5.O7 |
Orthomyxoviridae
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QW 168.5.P2 |
Paramyxoviridae
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QW 168.5.P4 |
Picornaviridae
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QW 168.5.R15 |
Reoviridae
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QW 168.5.R18 |
Retroviridae
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QW 168.5.R2 |
Rhabdoviridae
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[QW 168.5.R6] |
[This number not used]
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Classify RNA rodent viruses in QW 168.
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QW 168.5.R8 |
Rubivirus. Rubella virus
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QW 169 |
Vertebrate viruses, unclassified
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QW 170 |
Hepatitis viruses
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Fungi. Bacterial Spores | |
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Pathogenic fungi. Mycology
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Classify general non-medical works on mycology and non-pathogenic fungi in QK 600-635.
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QW 180.5 |
Specific fungi, A-Z
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QW 180.5.A8 |
Ascomycota
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QW 180.5.B2 |
Basidiomycota
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QW 180.5.D3 |
Arthrodermataceae
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QW 180.5.D38 |
Mitosporic fungi
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[QW 180.5.M9] |
[This number not used]
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Classify Myxomycetes in QX 50.
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QW 180.5.P4 |
Phycomyces
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QW 180.5.Y3 |
Yeasts
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Classify specific yeasts under the appropriate number for the class.
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QW 190 |
Bacterial and fungal spores
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Biological Warfare | |
QW 300 |
Biological warfare
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Immunology | |
Classify works on immunologic diseases in WD 300-330. Reference Works. General Immunology | |
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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.
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QW 504 |
General works
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QW 504.5 |
Immunochemistry. Immunohistochemistry
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Collected works (General) | |
QW 505 |
By several authors
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QW 507 |
By individual authors
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QW 509 |
Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)
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QW 511 |
History
(Table G)
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QW 511.1 |
General coverage
(Not Table G)
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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
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QW 518 |
Education
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Classify here works about education.
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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.
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QW 520 |
Research (General)
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Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.
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[QW 521] |
[This number not used]
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Classify works on immunology as a profession in QW 21.
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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
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Individual
(Cutter from name of institution)
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Laboratory manuals. Technique
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Classify works on immunodiagnostic tests in QY 250-275.
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QW 525.5 |
Specific techniques, A-Z
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QW 525.5.E6 |
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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QW 525.5.F6 |
Fluorescent antibody technique
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QW 525.5.I3 |
Immunoassay
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QW 525.5.I32 |
Immunoblotting
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QW 525.5.I34 |
Immunoenzyme techniques
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QW 525.5.I36 |
Immunophenotyping
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QW 525.5.L6 |
Leukocyte adherence inhibition test
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QW 525.5.R15 |
Radioallergosorbent test
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QW 525.5.R2 |
Radioimmunoassay
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QW 526 |
Equipment and supplies
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
Classify catalogs here.
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QW 539 |
Handbooks. Resource guides
(Used for both monographs and serials) |
QW 540 |
Immunity (General or not elsewhere classified)
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Immunity by Type | |
QW 541 |
Natural immunity. Immunogenetics
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QW 545 |
Autoimmunity
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Acquired immunity. Artificial immunity
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Classify preparations producing artificial immunity in QW 800-815.
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Active immunity
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QW 553 |
Maternally acquired immunity
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QW 563 |
Local immunity
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QW 568 |
Cellular immunity. Immunologic cytotoxicity. Immunocompetence. Immunologic factors (General or not elsewhere classified)
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Antigens and Antibodies. Toxins and Antitoxins | |
QW 570 |
Antigens. Antibodies. Serology
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QW 573 |
Antigens
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QW 573.5 |
Specific antigens, A-Z
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QW 573.5.H6 |
Histocompatibility antigens
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QW 573.5.H7 |
HLA antigens
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QW 575 |
Antibodies
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QW 575.5 |
Specific antibodies, A-Z
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QW 575.5.A6 |
Antibodies, Monoclonal
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QW 601 |
Immunoglobulins
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QW 630 |
Toxins. Antitoxins
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Classify works on toxoids, antitoxins, etc., as preparations producing immunity in QW 800-815.
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QW 630.5 |
Specific toxins and antitoxins, A-Z
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QW 630.5.B2 |
Bacterial toxins
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QW 630.5.C9 |
Cytotoxins
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QW 630.5.E5 |
Endotoxins
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QW 630.5.E6 |
Enterotoxins
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QW 630.5.I3 |
Immunotoxins
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QW 630.5.M3 |
Marine toxins
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QW 630.5.M9 |
Mycotoxins
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QW 630.5.N4 |
Neurotoxins
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QW 630.5.R5 |
Ricin
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Immune Responses | |
QW 640 |
Agglutination. Precipitation
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Classify works on immunodiagnostic tests in QY 265.
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QW 660 |
Lysis and bacterial action
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QW 680 |
Complement. Complement fixation
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Classify works on immunodiagnostic tests in QY 265.
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QW 690 |
Phagocytosis
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QW 700 |
Infection. Mechanisms of infection and resistance
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QW 730 |
Virulence. Invasiveness
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Immunotherapy and Hypersensitivity | |
QW 800 |
Biological products producing immunity
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Classify works on vaccines and vaccination for a specific disease, with the disease, e.g., Smallpox vaccination, WC 588.
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QW 805 |
Vaccines. Antitoxins. Toxoids
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Classify works on toxins or antitoxins formed in the body in QW 630-630.5.
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QW 806 |
Vaccination
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QW 815 |
Immune serums
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QW 900 |
Anaphylaxis and hypersensitivity. Allergens
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Classify works on diseases of hypersensitivity in general in WD 300-375. Classify specific allergic reactions with the system affected.
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QW 920 |
Immunosuppression. Immunosuppressive agents
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Classify transplantation immunology in WO 680.
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QW 940 |
Immunotherapy
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Classify works on therapy of a particular disease with the disease.
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QW 945 |
Serotherapy
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QW 949 |
Active immunotherapy
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