Importance of Microorganisms
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Introduction to Taxonomy
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Bacteria
Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Eukarya
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Koch's Postulates
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers
Fimbriae & Hami
Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella
Pili
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
Gram-Positive Cell Walls
Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes
Bacterial & Eukaryotic Cell Membranes
Prokaryotic Ribosomes
Introduction to Bacterial Plasmids
Binary Fission
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
pH Requirements for Microbial Growth
Biofilms
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Introduction to DNA Replication
DNA Polymerases
Steps of DNA Replication
Introduction to Transcription
Steps of Transcription
Introduction to Translation
Steps of Translation
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Bacterial Transformation
Transduction
Introduction to Conjugation
Antimicrobial Resistance
Introduction to Energy
Enzymes
Introduction to Metabolism
Introduction to Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Glycolysis
Pentose-Phosphate Pathway
Entner-Doudoroff Pathway
Krebs Cycle
Electron Transport Chain
Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration
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