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BIO 226 Final Exam Study Guide: Microbiology Core Concepts

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Scientific Naming of Organisms

Members of the Bacterial World

Introduction to Bacteria

Introduction to Eukarya

Introduction to Viruses

Introduction to Microscopes

Introduction to Staining

Simple Staining

Differential Staining

Gram Stain

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Introduction to Biofilms

Binary Fission

Biofilms

Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth

Selective Media

Differential Media

Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth

Introduction to Controlling Microbial Growth

Physical Methods to Control Microbial Growth

Chemical Methods to Control Microbial Growth

Introduction to Antimicrobial Drugs

Broad vs Narrow Spectrum Drugs

Antimicrobial Resistance

Introduction to Microbial Genetics

Central Dogma

Introduction to Transcription

Introduction to Translation

Introduction to Mutations

Horizontal Gene Transfer

Bacterial Transformation

Transduction

Introduction to Conjugation

Introduction to Viruses

Introduction to Bacteriophage Infections

Bacteriophage: Lytic Phage Infections

Bacteriophage: Lysogenic Phage Infections

Introduction to Animal Virus Infections

Acute vs. Persistent Viral Infections

Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles

Introduction to Immunity

Introduction to Innate Immunity

Introduction to First-Line Defenses

Introduction to Cells of the Immune System

Introduction to Adaptive Immunity

Antigens

Introduction to T Lymphocytes

Introduction to B Lymphocytes

Antibodies

Primary and Secondary Response of Adaptive Immunity

Autoimmune Diseases

Immunodeficiency Disorders

Introduction to Epidemiology

Characteristics of Infectious Disease

Stages of Infectious Disease Progression

Bacterial Pathogenesis

Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins

Exotoxins Cause Damage to the Host

Endotoxin Causes Damage to the Host