Introduction to Microbiology
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Bacteria
Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Eukarya
Acellular Infectious Agents: Viruses, Viroids & Prions
Importance of Microorganisms
Introduction to Microscopes
Magnification, Resolution, & Contrast
Introduction to Light Microscopy
Light Microscopy: Bright-Field Microscopes
Light Microscopes that Increase Contrast
Light Microscopes that Detect Fluorescence
Electron Microscopes
Reviewing the Different Types of Microscopes
Introduction to Staining
Simple Staining
Differential Staining
Gram Stain
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
Koch's Postulates
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Growing a Pure Culture
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls