Francesco Redi's Experiments
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
History of Spontaneous Generation Summarized
Atoms- Smallest Unit of Matter
Introduction to Chemical Bonding
Covalent Bonds
Hydrogen Bonding
Introduction to Water
Acids and Bases
Carbon
Functional Groups
Introduction to Biomolecules
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls
The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers
Fimbriae & Hami
Introduction to Membrane Transport
Simple and Facilitated Diffusion
Osmosis
Active Transport
Group Translocation
Introduction to Energy
Laws of Thermodynamics
Chemical Reactions
Enzymes
Enzyme Activation Energy
Enzyme Binding Factors
Enzyme Inhibition
Introduction to Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Glycolysis
Electron Transport Chain
Proton Motive Force Drives Flagellar Motility
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth
Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
pH Requirements for Microbial Growth
Osmolarity Factors for Microbial Growth
Nutritional Factors of Microbial Growth
Growth Factors
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Types of Solid Culture Media
Selective Media
Differential Media
Measuring Growth by Plate Counts
Measuring Growth by Direct Cell Counts
Introduction to Microscopes
Magnification, Resolution, & Contrast
Introduction to Light Microscopy
Light Microscopy: Bright-Field Microscopes
Light Microscopes that Increase Contrast
Light Microscopes that Detect Fluorescence
Electron Microscopes
Simple Staining
Differential Staining