Importance of Microorganisms
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Eukarya
Acellular Infectious Agents: Viruses, Viroids & Prions
Introduction to Microbiology
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
Introduction to Biofilms
Introduction to Taxonomy
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Members of the Bacterial World
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
Endosymbiotic Theory
Introduction to Microscopes
Magnification, Resolution, & Contrast
Introduction to Light Microscopy
Electron Microscopes
Introduction to Staining
Simple Staining
Differential Staining
Gram Stain
Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes
Bacterial & Eukaryotic Cell Membranes
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
Gram-Positive Cell Walls
Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls
The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers
Biofilms
Pili
Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Carbohydrates
Introduction to Chemical Bonding
Covalent Bonds
Ionic Bonding
Hydrogen Bonding
Introduction to Water
Osmosis
Concentration Gradients and Diffusion
Introduction to Membrane Transport
Passive vs. Active Transport
Simple and Facilitated Diffusion
Binary Fission
Generation Times
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth
Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
pH Requirements for Microbial Growth
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Types of Solid Culture Media
Selective Media
Differential Media