Importance of Microorganisms
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Bacteria
Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Eukarya
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
Koch's Postulates
Introduction to Microbiology
The Human Microbiome
Biofilms
Concentration Gradients and Diffusion
Introduction to Membrane Transport
Passive vs. Active Transport
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure
Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls
Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Gram Stain
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth
Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
pH Requirements for Microbial Growth
Nutritional Factors of Microbial Growth
Introduction to Viruses
Introduction to Bacteriophage Infections
Bacteriophage: Lytic Phage Infections
Bacteriophage: Lysogenic Phage Infections
Plaque Assays
Introduction to Animal Virus Infections
Animal Viruses: 1. Attachment to the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 2. Entry & Uncoating in the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 3. Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: DNA Virus Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: RNA Virus Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: Reverse-Transcribing Virus Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: 4. Assembly Inside Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 5. Release from Host Cell
Viruses Evade the Immune Response
Viroids
Prions