Nutritional Factors of Microbial Growth
Growth Factors
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Introduction to the Types of Culture Media
Selective Media
Differential Media
Enrichment Media
Biofilms
Binary Fission
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth
pH Requirements for Microbial Growth
Osmolarity Factors for Microbial Growth
Osmosis
Passive vs. Active Transport
Simple and Facilitated Diffusion
Introduction to Controlling Microbial Growth
Selecting a Method to Control Microbial Growth
Physical Methods to Control Microbial Growth
Review of 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
Liquid Chemicals: Surface-Active Agents
Chemical Gases: Ethylene Oxide, Ozone, & Formaldehyde
Review of Chemicals Used to Control Microbial Growth
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Introduction to Mutations
Methods of Inducing Mutations
Prototrophs vs. Auxotrophs
Mutant Detection
The Ames Test
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Bacterial Transformation
Transduction
Introduction to Conjugation
Conjugation: F Plasmids
Conjugation: Hfr & F' Cells
Discovering the Structure of DNA
Introduction to DNA Replication
DNA Polymerases
Leading & Lagging DNA Strands
Steps of DNA Replication
Central Dogma
Introduction to Transcription
Steps of Transcription
Introduction to Types of RNA
Introduction to Translation
Steps of Translation
Review of Transcription vs. Translation
Introduction to Viruses
Viroids
Prions
Biofilms