Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Bacterial Transformation
Introduction to Conjugation
Transduction
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Eukarya
Introduction to Viruses
Plaque Assays
Bacteriophage: Lytic Phage Infections
Bacteriophage: Lysogenic Phage Infections
Animal Viruses: 1. Attachment to the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 2. Entry & Uncoating in the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 3. Synthesis & Replication
Acute vs. Persistent Viral Infections
Viroids
Prions
Protozoan Diseases of the Digestive System
Helminthic Diseases of the Digestive System
Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins
Koch's Postulates
Characteristics of Infectious Disease
Stages of Infectious Disease Progression
Reservoirs of Infection
Disease Transmission
Horizontal Disease Transmission
Emerging Infectious Diseases