Introduction to Archaea
Introduction to Bacteria
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Francesco Redi's Experiments
Needham vs. Spallanzani
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
Introduction to Staining
Differential Staining
Light Microscopy: Bright-Field Microscopes
Gram Stain
Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes
Bacterial & Eukaryotic Cell Membranes
Archaeal Cell Membranes
Introduction to Membrane Transport
ATP
Enzymes
Introduction to Metabolism
Glycolysis
Krebs Cycle
Electron Transport Chain
Chemiosmosis
Review of Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Growth Factors
Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth
Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Introduction to DNA Replication
Steps of DNA Replication
Central Dogma
Introduction to Transcription
Steps of Transcription
Introduction to Translation
Steps of Translation
Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression
Prokaryotic Gene Regulation via Operons
The Lac Operon
The Trp Operon
Review of the Lac Operon & Trp Operon