Acellular Infectious Agents: Viruses, Viroids & Prions
Introduction to Viruses
Introduction to Bacteriophage Infections
Bacteriophage: Lytic Phage Infections
Bacteriophage: Lysogenic Phage Infections
Plaque Assays
Introduction to Animal Virus Infections
Animal Viruses: 1. Attachment to the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 2. Entry & Uncoating in the Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 3. Synthesis & Replication
Animal Viruses: 4. Assembly Inside Host Cell
Animal Viruses: 5. Release from Host Cell
Animal Viruses: Antigenic Drift vs. Antigenic Shift
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Introduction to Mutations
Introduction to DNA Replication
Central Dogma
Introduction to Transcription
Introduction to Translation
Introduction to DNA Repair
DNA Repair Mechanisms
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Bacterial Transformation
Transduction
Introduction to Conjugation
Conjugation: F Plasmids
Conjugation: Hfr & F' Cells
Genome Variability
CRISPR CAS
Prions
Diphtheria
Botulism