Antibodies
Introduction to Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Introduction to Adaptive Immunity
Introduction to Innate Immunity
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Introduction to Microbiology
Introduction to Vaccines
Koch's Postulates
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
Introduction to DNA Replication
Introduction to Transcription
Introduction to Translation
Introduction to Mutations
Introduction to DNA Repair
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Introduction to Viruses
Introduction to Bacteriophage Infections
Introduction to Animal Virus Infections
Introduction to Immunity
Introduction to Cells of the Immune System
Introduction to the Complement System
Phagoctytosis
Introduction to Inflammation
Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression
Prokaryotic Gene Regulation via Operons
The Lac Operon
The Trp Operon
Review of the Lac Operon & Trp Operon
Introduction to B Lymphocytes
Introduction to T Lymphocytes
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth
Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
pH Requirements for Microbial Growth
Nutritional Factors of Microbial Growth
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
Liquid Chemicals: Surface-Active Agents
Chemical Gases: Ethylene Oxide, Ozone, & Formaldehyde
Review of Chemicals Used to Control Microbial Growth
Introduction to Antimicrobial Drugs
How Antimicrobial Drugs Work
Broad vs Narrow Spectrum Drugs
Antimicrobial Resistance
Inhibitors of Cell Wall Synthesis: Beta-lactam & Penicillin
Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis
Disruptors of Cell Membranes
Inhibitors of Nucleic Acid Synthesis
Competitive Inhibitors of Metabolic Pathways
Introduction to Taxonomy
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins
Exotoxins Cause Damage to the Host
Endotoxin Causes Damage to the Host
Exotoxins vs. Endotoxin Review
Introduction to Avoiding Host Defense Mechanisms
Viruses Evade the Immune Response
Introduction to Epidemiology
Introduction to Chain of Infection
Reservoirs of Infection
Disease Transmission
Horizontal Disease Transmission
Colonization of Susceptible Host
Factors Influencing Epidemiology
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Healthcare-Associated Infections
Symbiotic Relationships
The Human Microbiome
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation