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Core Concepts and Learning Objectives in Microbiology

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Introduction to Microbiology

Introduction to Taxonomy

Scientific Naming of Organisms

Members of the Bacterial World

Introduction to Bacteria

Introduction to Biofilms

Introduction to Staining

Simple Staining

Differential Staining

Introduction to Microscopes

Magnification, Resolution, & Contrast

Light Microscopy: Bright-Field Microscopes

Introduction to Chemical Bonding

Atoms- Smallest Unit of Matter

Isotopes

Functional Groups

Introduction to Biomolecules

Monomers & Polymers

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Nucleic Acids

Lipids

Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure

Binary Fission

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers

Pili

Fimbriae & Hami

Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella

Prokaryotic Flagellar Structure

Prokaryotic Flagellar Movement

Prokaryotic Ribosomes

Introduction to Bacterial Plasmids

Endospores

Sporulation

Germination

Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles

Mitosis & Meiosis

Endosymbiotic Theory

Introduction to DNA Replication

DNA Polymerases

Leading & Lagging DNA Strands

Steps of DNA Replication

DNA Repair

Central Dogma

Introduction to Transcription

Steps of Transcription

Eukaryotic RNA Processing and Splicing

Introduction to Types of RNA

Genetic Code

Introduction to Translation

Steps of Translation

Prokaryotic Gene Expression

Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression

Prokaryotic Gene Regulation via Operons

The Lac Operon

The Trp Operon

Introduction to Microbial Genetics

Introduction to Mutations

The Ames Test

DNA Repair Mechanisms

Horizontal Gene Transfer

Bacterial Transformation

Transduction

Introduction to Conjugation

Conjugation: F Plasmids

Conjugation: Hfr & F' Cells

The Griffith Experiment