BSCI 223 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
List of Lecture
Topics
Lectures
1 & 2 Introduction & History of Microbiology
- Koch's
Postulates
- History
of Antibiotics
Lectures
3 & 4 Structure of the Prokaryotic Cell
- Arrangement
of bacterial flagella
- Comparison
of gram-positive and gram-negative cells
- Comparison
of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Lecture
5 Microbial Growth & Nutrition
- Table
of Types of Culture Media
Lecture
6 Control of Microbial Growth
- Classes
of enzymes
- Competitive
inhibition
- General
catabolic pathways
-
- Summary
of Aerobic Metabolism (Same as your text Fig.
6.21)
Lecture
10
- DNA/RNA
Structure & Function
- DNA
Replication
- RNA
& Protein Synthesis (Transcription/Translation)
Lecture
11
- Regulation
of Gene Expression
- Mutation:
Change in the Genetic Material
Lecture
12
- Genetic
Transfer & Recombination
- Genes
& Evolution
Lecture
13 Biotechnology & Recombinant DNA
Lecture
14 Viral Biology
- DNA
vs. RNA virus biosynthesis
Lecture
15 Bacteriophage & Transduction
- Electron
micrograph of a T-even phage
Lecture
16 Animal and Plant Viruses; Prions
- Bacteriophage
vs. animal virus multiplication
- Persistent
viral infections of humans
- Oncogenic
viruses
- Table
of plant viruses
Lecture
17 Biotic Relationships: Classification
Lecture
18 Principles of Disease and Epidemiology
NOVA:
Ecosystem Disruption & Emerging Infectious Diseases
Lecture
19 Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenicity
Lecture
20 Non-Specific Host Defenses
Lectures
21 & 22 Specific Defenses of the Host Immune Response
Lecture
21 Immunity and Antibodies
Lecture
22 Cell-Mediated Immunity
Lecture
23 Disorders of the Immune System
- Cancer
- HIV/AIDS
- Case
History: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Transmission
Lecture
24 Chemotherapy: Antimicrobial Drugs
Lecture
25
- Microbial
Diversity
- Soil
Microbiology & Biogeochemical Cycles
- Molecular
Structures of Environmental Significance
- Basic
Carbon-Oxygen Cycle
- Basic
Nitrogen Cycle
Lecture
26
- Aquatic
Microbiology & Sewage Treatment
- Hydrothermal
Vents
Lecture
27 Food Microbiology; Applied & Industrial Microbiology
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OPTIONAL: Below Are Additional Materials Not Included in
Lecture (This material will not be included on exams. It is not
a supplement to class lectures, but is distinct additional microbiological information.)
Chapter
Prokaryotic Diversity
- Alpha-Proteobacteria
- Beta-Proteobacteria
- Gamma-Proteobacteria
-
- Delta-Proteobacteria
-
- Epsilon-Proteobacteria
-
- Gram-Negative
Nonproteobacteria
-
- Photosynthetic
Bacteria
- Low
G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria
High
G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria
Chapters
Microbial Diseases of the Nervous and Genitourinary System
- Case
History: Meningitis
- Case
History: Syphilis
- Case
History: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Genital Warts
Chapter
Microbial Diseases of the Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems
-
- Case
History: Plague
- Case
History: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Transmission
Chapter
Microbial
Diseases of the Respiratory System
- Case
History: Tuberculosis
- Case
History: Legionellosis
- Case
History: Influenza
Chapter
Microbial
Diseases of the Digestive System
- Case
History: Campylobacteriosis
- Case
History: Cholera
- For the following Case Histories, see Clinical Applications
at the end of Chapter 25 and the Answer Sheet that was handed out in class.
- Case
History: Vibrio Gastroenteritis (Clinical Application #1 )
- Case
Histories: Salmonellosis (Clinical Applications #2, #5 and #6)
- Case
History: Shigellosis (Clinical Application #4 )
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