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BIOL 243 Microbiology: Course Syllabus and Study Guide

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Introduction to Microbiology

Introduction to Microscopes

Simple Staining

Differential Staining

Gram Stain

Introduction to Bacteria

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Binary Fission

Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System

Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth

Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth

pH Requirements for Microbial Growth

Osmolarity Factors for Microbial Growth

Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth

Types of Solid Culture Media

Plating Methods

Introduction to the Types of Culture Media

Selective Media

Differential Media

Introduction to DNA Replication

Central Dogma

Introduction to Transcription

Introduction to Translation

Introduction to Microbial Genetics

Horizontal Gene Transfer

Bacterial Transformation

Introduction to Controlling Microbial Growth

Physical Methods to Control Microbial Growth

Chemical Methods to Control Microbial Growth

Introduction to Antimicrobial Drugs

How Antimicrobial Drugs Work

Antimicrobial Resistance

Introduction to Viruses

Introduction to Epidemiology

Characteristics of Infectious Disease

Koch's Postulates

Bacterial Pathogenesis

Introduction to Immunity

Introduction to Innate Immunity

Introduction to Adaptive Immunity

Introduction to Vaccines