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
Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
Mitosis & Meiosis
Endosymbiotic Theory
Introduction to DNA Replication
DNA Polymerases
Leading & Lagging DNA Strands
Steps of DNA Replication
DNA Repair
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
DNA Repair Mechanisms
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Bacterial Transformation
Transduction
Introduction to Conjugation
Conjugation: F Plasmids
Conjugation: Hfr & F' Cells
The Griffith Experiment