Introduction to Taxonomy
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Francesco Redi's Experiments
Needham vs. Spallanzani
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
Gram Stain
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
Prokaryotic Ribosomes
Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
Introduction to Staining
Differential Staining
Introduction to Metabolism
ATP
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Growth Factors
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Introduction to Mutations
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Introduction to DNA-Based Technology
Introduction to DNA Cloning
Introduction to Polymerase Chain Reaction
Introduction to Controlling Microbial Growth
Physical Methods to Control Microbial Growth
Chemical Methods to Control Microbial Growth
How Antimicrobial Drugs Work
Antimicrobial Resistance
Introduction to Viruses
Reservoirs of Infection
Characteristics of Infectious Disease
Disease Transmission
Introduction to Epidemiology