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Comprehensive Study Notes: Microbial Cell Biology, Metabolism, and Growth (Based on Brock Biology of Microorganisms)

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Introduction to Microbiology

Members of the Bacterial World

Introduction to Bacteria

Introduction to Archaea

Introduction to Eukarya

Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes

Bacterial & Eukaryotic Cell Membranes

Archaeal Cell Membranes

Concentration Gradients and Diffusion

Introduction to Membrane Transport

Passive vs. Active Transport

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure

Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Endospores

Sporulation

Germination

Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella

Biofilms

Chemotaxis

Introduction to Metabolism

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

Osmolarity Factors for Microbial Growth

Nutritional Factors of Microbial Growth

Selective Media

Differential Media

Introduction to Controlling Microbial Growth

Physical Methods to Control Microbial Growth

Chemical Methods to Control Microbial Growth