Introduction to Microbiology
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
History of Spontaneous Generation Summarized
Koch's Postulates
Scientific Method
Introduction to Taxonomy
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Symbiotic Relationships
The Human Microbiome
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Biofilms
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 Bacteria
Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
Binary Fission
Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
Gram-Positive Cell Walls
Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Introduction to Membrane Transport
Osmosis
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Endosymbiotic Theory