Introduction to Microbiology
Members of the Bacterial World
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Introduction to Bacteria
Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Eukarya
Acellular Infectious Agents: Viruses, Viroids & Prions
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Francesco Redi's Experiments
Needham vs. Spallanzani
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
History of Spontaneous Generation Summarized
Koch's Postulates
Importance of Microorganisms
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
Reviewing the Different Types of Microscopes
Introduction to Staining
Simple Staining
Differential Staining
Gram Stain
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
Bacterial & Eukaryotic Cell Membranes
Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers
Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella
Fimbriae & Hami
Pili
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
Gram-Positive Cell Walls
Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls