Introduction to Microbiology
Introduction to Taxonomy
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Bacteria
Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Eukarya
Acellular Infectious Agents: Viruses, Viroids & Prions
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
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure
Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes
Bacterial & Eukaryotic Cell Membranes
Archaeal Cell Membranes
Types of Membrane Proteins
Concentration Gradients and Diffusion
Introduction to Membrane Transport
Passive vs. Active Transport
Simple and Facilitated Diffusion
Active Transport
Prokaryotic Ribosomes
Introduction to Bacterial Plasmids
Endospores
Binary Fission
Generation Times
Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
Endocytosis and Exocytosis
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Growing a Pure Culture
Introduction to Controlling Microbial Growth
Introduction to Antimicrobial Drugs
Antimicrobial Resistance