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Microbial Diversity, Growth, and Metabolism: Study Guide for Exam 2

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Members of the Bacterial World

Introduction to Bacteria

Biofilms

Temperature Requirements for Microbial Growth

pH Requirements for Microbial Growth

Osmolarity Factors for Microbial Growth

Nutritional Factors of Microbial Growth

Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth

Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth

Types of Solid Culture Media

Selective Media

Differential Media

Enrichment Media

Measuring Growth by Plate Counts

Measuring Growth by Membrane Filtration

Measuring Growth by Direct Cell Counts

Measuring Growth by Biomass

Introduction to Energy

ATP

Enzymes

Enzyme Activation Energy

Enzyme Inhibition

Introduction to Metabolism

Redox Reactions

Introduction to Aerobic Cellular Respiration

Glycolysis

Entner-Doudoroff Pathway

Krebs Cycle

Electron Transport Chain

Chemiosmosis

Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration