Scientific Method
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
Francesco Redi's Experiments
Needham vs. Spallanzani
History of Spontaneous Generation Summarized
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Members of the Bacterial World
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers
Fimbriae & Hami
Pili
Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella
Prokaryotic Flagellar Structure
Prokaryotic Flagellar Movement
Gram-Positive Cell Walls
Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls
Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes
Bacterial & Eukaryotic Cell Membranes
Binary Fission
Generation Times
Biofilms
Growing a Pure Culture
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Types of Solid Culture Media
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System