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MCB3020 Midterm Study Guide: Core Concepts in Microbiology

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Importance of Microorganisms

Introduction to Microscopes

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram Stain

Archaeal Cell Membranes

Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes

Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella

Endospores

Endosymbiotic Theory

Redox Reactions

Introduction to Aerobic Cellular Respiration

Electron Transport Chain

Chemiosmosis

Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration

Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System

Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth

Biofilms

Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth

Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth

pH Requirements for Microbial Growth

Introduction to Viruses

Introduction to Bacteriophage Infections

Bacteriophage: Lytic Phage Infections

Bacteriophage: Lysogenic Phage Infections

Plaque Assays

Introduction to Animal Virus Infections

Animal Viruses: 1. Attachment to the Host Cell

Animal Viruses: 2. Entry & Uncoating in the Host Cell

Animal Viruses: 3. Synthesis & Replication

Animal Viruses: 4. Assembly Inside Host Cell

Animal Viruses: 5. Release from Host Cell

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)

Central Dogma

Introduction to DNA Replication

Steps of DNA Replication

Introduction to Transcription

Steps of Transcription

Introduction to Types of RNA

Introduction to Translation

Steps of Translation

Prokaryotic Gene Expression

Introduction to Microbial Genetics

Introduction to Mutations

Mutant Detection

The Ames Test

DNA Repair Mechanisms

Horizontal Gene Transfer

Bacterial Transformation

Transduction

Introduction to Conjugation

Conjugation: F Plasmids

Conjugation: Hfr & F' Cells

CRISPR CAS