Importance of Microorganisms
Introduction to Microscopes
Members of the Bacterial World
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
Introduction to Bacteria
Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Eukarya
Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
Gram-Positive Cell Walls
Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Archaeal Cell Membranes
Bacterial & Eukaryotic Cell Membranes
Introduction to Membrane Transport
Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella
Prokaryotic Flagellar Structure
Prokaryotic Flagellar Movement
Endospores
Sporulation
Germination
Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
Mitochondria & Chloroplasts
Endosymbiotic Theory
Redox Reactions
Introduction to Metabolism
Introduction to Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Electron Transport Chain
Chemiosmosis
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Measuring Growth by Direct Cell Counts
Measuring Growth by Plate Counts
Biofilms
Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth
pH Requirements for Microbial Growth
Osmolarity Factors for Microbial Growth
Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
Introduction to Viruses
Introduction to Bacteriophage Infections
Plaque Assays
Bacteriophage: Lytic Phage Infections
Bacteriophage: Lysogenic Phage Infections
Introduction to Animal Virus Infections
Animal Viruses: 1. Attachment to the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 2. Entry & Uncoating in the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 3. Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: 4. Assembly Inside Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 5. Release from Host Cell
Central Dogma
Introduction to DNA Replication
Introduction to Transcription
Steps of Transcription
Introduction to Translation
Steps of Translation
Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression
Prokaryotic Gene Regulation via Operons
The Lac Operon
Glucose's Impact on Lac Operon
Introduction to Mutations
Mutant Detection
Introduction to DNA Repair
DNA Repair Mechanisms
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Bacterial Transformation
Transduction
Introduction to Conjugation
Conjugation: F Plasmids
Conjugation: Hfr & F' Cells
CRISPR CAS