Introduction to Microbiology
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Symbiotic Relationships
The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers
Introduction to Biofilms
Gram Stain
Atoms- Smallest Unit of Matter
Acids and Bases
pH Scale
Chemical Reactions
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Nucleic Acids
Introduction to Bacteria
Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure
Binary Fission
Simple and Facilitated Diffusion
Active Transport
Osmosis
Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella
Chemotaxis
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
Gram-Positive Cell Walls
Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Fimbriae & Hami
Pili
Endospores
Sporulation
Endosymbiotic Theory
Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
Mitosis & Meiosis
Endocytosis and Exocytosis
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Central Dogma
Introduction to DNA Replication
Introduction to Transcription
Introduction to Types of RNA
Introduction to Translation
Introduction to Mutations
Prokaryotic Gene Regulation via Operons
The Griffith Experiment
Introduction to Viruses
Introduction to Bacteriophage Infections
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: Antigenic Drift vs. Antigenic Shift
Animal Viruses: 4. Assembly Inside Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 5. Release from Host Cell
Prions