Introduction to Microbiology
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Bacteria
Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Eukarya
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Introduction to Chemical Bonding
Covalent Bonds
Hydrogen Bonding
Introduction to Water
Acids and Bases
Carbon
Functional Groups
Introduction to Biomolecules
Monomers & Polymers
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Introduction to Microscopes
Magnification, Resolution, & Contrast
Introduction to Light Microscopy
Light Microscopy: Bright-Field Microscopes
Light Microscopes that Increase Contrast
Light Microscopes that Detect Fluorescence
Electron Microscopes
Reviewing the Different Types of Microscopes
Introduction to Staining
Simple Staining
Differential Staining
Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella
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
Introduction to Biofilms
Pili
Fimbriae & Hami
Prokaryotic Ribosomes
Introduction to Bacterial Plasmids
Cell Inclusions
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
Endomembrane System: Protein Secretion
Endomembrane System: Digestive Organelles
Mitochondria & Chloroplasts
Endosymbiotic Theory
Introduction to the Cytoskeleton
Eukaryotic Cilia & Flagella
Cell Junctions
Introduction to Energy
Laws of Thermodynamics
Chemical Reactions
Introduction to Metabolism
Redox Reactions
Types of Phosphorylation
Enzymes
Enzyme Activation Energy
Enzyme Binding Factors
Enzyme Inhibition
Negative & Positive Feedback
Introduction to Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Glycolysis
Entner-Doudoroff Pathway
Pentose-Phosphate Pathway
Pyruvate Oxidation
Krebs Cycle
Electron Transport Chain
Review of Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration
Introduction to Photosynthesis
Nutritional Factors of Microbial Growth
Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth
Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
pH Requirements for Microbial Growth
Osmolarity Factors for Microbial Growth
Biofilms
Growing a Pure Culture
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Binary Fission
Generation Times
Types of Solid Culture Media
Plating Methods
Measuring Growth by Direct Cell Counts
Measuring Growth by Plate Counts
Measuring Growth by Membrane Filtration
Measuring Growth by Biomass
Introduction to the Types of Culture Media
Chemically Defined Media
Selective Media
Differential Media
Reducing Media
Enrichment Media
Reviewing the Types of Culture Media