Introduction to Microbiology
Introduction to Taxonomy
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Bacteria
Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Eukarya
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Francesco Redi's Experiments
Needham vs. Spallanzani
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
John Tyndall's Experiment
History of Spontaneous Generation Summarized
Introduction to Microscopes
Magnification, Resolution, & Contrast
Introduction to Light Microscopy
Light Microscopy: Bright-Field Microscopes
Light Microscopes that Increase Contrast
Electron Microscopes
Introduction to Staining
Simple Staining
Differential Staining
Members of the Bacterial World
Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
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