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Microbiology Course Syllabus and Study Guide – Schoolcraft College BIOL 243

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Introduction to Microbiology

Introduction to Microscopes

Simple Staining

Differential Staining

Gram Stain

Introduction to Bacteria

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Introduction to Microbial Genetics

Introduction to DNA Replication

Central Dogma

Introduction to Transcription

Introduction to Translation

Prokaryotic Gene Expression

Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression

Horizontal Gene Transfer

Bacterial Transformation

Introduction to Controlling Microbial Growth

Physical Methods to Control Microbial Growth

Chemical Methods to Control Microbial Growth

Introduction to Immunity

Introduction to Innate Immunity

Introduction to Adaptive Immunity

Koch's Postulates

Characteristics of Infectious Disease

Stages of Infectious Disease Progression

Introduction to Epidemiology

Introduction to Chain of Infection

Reservoirs of Infection

Disease Transmission

Horizontal Disease Transmission

Colonization of Susceptible Host

Factors Influencing Epidemiology

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Healthcare-Associated Infections