Importance of Microorganisms
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Eukarya
Acellular Infectious Agents: Viruses, Viroids & Prions
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
Biofilms
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
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
Introduction to Microscopes
Magnification, Resolution, & Contrast
Introduction to Light Microscopy
Electron Microscopes
Introduction to Staining
Simple Staining
Differential Staining
Gram Stain
Introduction to Chemical Bonding
Ionic Bonding
Covalent Bonds
Hydrogen Bonding
Introduction to Water
Acids and Bases
pH Scale
Carbon
Functional Groups
Introduction to Biomolecules
Monomers & Polymers
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Introduction to Metabolism
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Types of Solid Culture Media
Selective Media
Differential Media
Binary Fission
Generation Times
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Osmosis
Simple and Facilitated Diffusion
Active Transport