Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Introduction to Mutations
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Bacterial Transformation
Transduction
Introduction to Conjugation
The Lac Operon
The Trp Operon
Review of the Lac Operon & Trp Operon
Central Dogma
The Human Microbiome
Characteristics of Infectious Disease
Stages of Infectious Disease Progression
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins
Exotoxins Cause Damage to the Host
Endotoxin Causes Damage to the Host
Introduction to Avoiding Host Defense Mechanisms
Introduction to Immunity
Introduction to Innate Immunity
Introduction to First-Line Defenses
Phagoctytosis
Introduction to Inflammation
Fever
Introduction to Adaptive Immunity
Antigens
Antibodies
Introduction to Vaccines
Attenuated Vaccines
Inactivated Vaccines