Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth
pH Requirements for Microbial Growth
Osmolarity Factors for Microbial Growth
Nutritional Factors of Microbial Growth
Biofilms
Binary Fission
Generation Times
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Types of Solid Culture Media
Chemically Defined Media
Complex Media
Selective Media
Differential Media
Enrichment Media
Reviewing the Types of Culture Media
Introduction to Controlling Microbial Growth
Selecting a Method to Control Microbial Growth
Physical Methods to Control Microbial Growth
Chemical Methods to Control Microbial Growth
Chemicals Used to Control Microbial Growth
Liquid Chemicals: Alcohols, Aldehydes, & Biguanides
Liquid Chemicals: Halogens
Chemical Gases: Ethylene Oxide, Ozone, & Formaldehyde
Review of Chemicals Used to Control Microbial Growth
Introduction to Antimicrobial Drugs
Broad vs Narrow Spectrum Drugs
Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis: Beta-lactam & Penicillin
Tests to Guide Antimicrobial Use
Antimicrobial Resistance
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Introduction to DNA Replication
Leading & Lagging DNA Strands
Introduction to Transcription
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Bacterial Transformation
Introduction to Conjugation
Conjugation: F Plasmids
Conjugation: Hfr & F' Cells
Transduction
Introduction to Mutations
Methods of Inducing Mutations
Prototrophs vs. Auxotrophs
Mutant Detection
The Ames Test
Introduction to Eukarya
Introduction to Viruses
Plaque Assays
Bacteriophage: Lytic Phage Infections
Bacteriophage: Lysogenic Phage Infections
Viroids
Prions