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Microbiology Exam 1 Study Guide: Foundations, Cell Structure, and Disease Survey

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Introduction to Microbiology

Introduction to Spontaneous Generation

Francesco Redi's Experiments

Needham vs. Spallanzani

Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation

Scientific Method

Introduction to Taxonomy

Scientific Naming of Organisms

Members of the Bacterial World

Introduction to Bacteria

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure

Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers

Pili

Fimbriae & Hami

Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella

Prokaryotic Ribosomes

Cell Inclusions

Endospores

Sporulation

Germination

Introduction to Eukarya

Endosymbiotic Theory

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells