BSCI 223 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY
List of Lecture
Topics
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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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