This issue of Focus on Microbiology Education marks the sixth educa­tional materials review issue, on the one hand, and the final FOME on the other. Textbooks reviewed include Nester’s 6th edition of Microbiology: A Human Perspective, Talaro’s 7th edition of Foundations in Microbiology, Cooper’s 5th edition of The Cell: A Molecular Approach, and Flint’s 3rd edition of Principles of Virology. For lab work, check out Laboratory Ap­plications in Microbiology, A Case Study Approach, by Barry Chess, and the 4th edition of the Clinical Virology Manual, by Steven Specter et al . Rounding out the issue are Dixon’s collection of reviews with the inviting title, Animalcules, The Activities, Impacts, and Investigators of Microbes, and Irwin Sherman’s The Elusive Malaria Vaccine: Miracle or Mirage? Once again, many thanks to Ruth Gyure for editing this issue.

With this issue, FOME will cease to exist in its current format, but the content will not disappear entirely. Feature articles will continue to be found as Perspectives in the new Journal of Microbiology & Biology Edu­cation (JMBE). Look for the tips for the nuts and bolts of teaching in the Departments section. Journal and web reviews will continue to be offered in the new journal. The best news is that access will be easily available without subscription.

FOME started in 1995, with I. Edward Alcamo as editor-in-chief, and Marianne Crocker, Sean Ervin, Sue Katz, John Lennox, Dorothy May, and Jeff Sich on the editorial board. Robert Benoit and Marianne Crocker were co-editors (1997-1998). Linda Sherwood became managing editor (1998-2002), during which time FOME went online. Editor-in-chief Kelly Cowan (2002-2005) introduced the first educational materials reviews issue. Others who have served on the editorial committee include Samuel Fan, Pat Johnson, Joanna Mott, Judy Kandel, Leigh Callan, Kim Finer, Gregory Hampikian, Margaret Heimbrook, Jackie Laxon, Mary Lux, Indiren Pillay, Christopher Woolverton, Kathleen Jagger, Brad Goodner, Ruth Gyure, Jennifer Herzog, Gary Kaiser, Marie Panec, and Michelle Parent. Without their able assistance FOME would not have been possible. ASM staff deserves special thanks. Through the years, Dana Boyd, Betty Eidemiller, Denise Steene, Kristen Catlin-LeBaron, Jean Gondwe Kayira, Meredith Brooks, and Kelly Gull have provided invaluable assistance and prod­ded us to make deadlines. Amy Chang has provided vision and ideas through all the years. Her ideas have shaped many issues.