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Microbial Genetics, Pathogenicity, Immunity, Vaccines, and Microbial Diseases of the Skin: Study Notes

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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