Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Francesco Redi's Experiments
Needham vs. Spallanzani
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
Introduction to Bacteria
Introduction to Microscopes
Magnification, Resolution, & Contrast
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers
Introduction to Biofilms
Pili
Fimbriae & Hami
Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella
Binary Fission
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth
Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
pH Requirements for Microbial Growth
Osmolarity Factors for Microbial Growth
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Types of Solid Culture Media
Plating Methods
Introduction to Controlling Microbial Growth
Selecting a Method to Control Microbial Growth
Physical Methods to Control Microbial Growth
Chemical Methods to Control Microbial Growth
The Griffith Experiment
The Hershey-Chase Experiment
Chargaff's Rules
Discovering the Structure of DNA
Meselson-Stahl Experiment
Introduction to DNA Replication
DNA Polymerases
Leading & Lagging DNA Strands
Steps of DNA Replication
DNA Repair
Introduction to Transcription
Steps of Transcription
Transcription Termination in Prokaryotes
Eukaryotic RNA Processing and Splicing
Introduction to Types of RNA
Genetic Code
Introduction to Translation
Steps of Translation
Prokaryotic Gene Expression
Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression
Prokaryotic Gene Regulation via Operons
The Lac Operon
Glucose's Impact on Lac Operon
The Trp Operon
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Introduction to Mutations
Mutant Detection
Introduction to DNA Repair
DNA Repair Mechanisms
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Bacterial Transformation
Transduction
Introduction to Conjugation
Conjugation: F Plasmids
Conjugation: Hfr & F' Cells