Microbiology

Study Aids

The listing below contains links to the various presentation notes for the class lectures as well as links to resources that can supplement and enrich your understanding of the various topics covered in this class.

I would HIGHLY recommend that you download and print out the lecture notes PRIOR to attending or viewing the lectures. In doing so will you can have them on hand during the lectures allowing you to highlight any particular portions of each page that might be emphasized during the lectures so as to spend more time focusing on what is being discussed during the lecture presentations instead of trying to write everything down.

Also, the lecture supplements will effectively direct you toward most of the essential elements that you should be understanding from each of the lectures.

Standing Resources

Unit 1 Aids (Weeks 1-4)

Lecture Notes	Lecture Supplements	Lab Resources (Print out & bring to Lab)	Helpful Links
History of Microbiology	Coming Soon!	Care & Use of the Compound Microscope and Dissecting Scope	Highlights in the History of Microbiology A Brief History of Microbiology
Microbiology Basics	Coming Soon!	Microbial Morphology Isolation of Pure Cultures Bacterial Staining Techniques	Chemical Bonds Acids, Bases, & pH Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Nucleic Acids Prokaryotic Cell Structure Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells Bacterial Morphology Introduction to Bacteria Bacterial Cell Structure Gram positive vs Gram negative Cell Walls Bacterial Colony Morphology Animal-like Protists Green Algae Fungal Morphology Viral Morphology General Properties of Viruses Types of Microscopes Compound Light Microscope Structure & Function of Electron Microscopes Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Transmission Electron Microscope Journey to the MicroCosmos (Good Series with Great Microscope Work!)
Microbial Metabolism	Coming Soon!	Microbial Metabolism	Enzymes How Enzymes Work ATP: The Perfect Energy Currency of the Cell Microbial Metabolism How Glycolysis Works How Kreb's Cycle Works Citric Acid (Kreb's) Cycle How NAD+ Works Bacterial Electron Transport System & How ATP is Formed
Genetics & Genomics	Coming Soon!	Genetics Worksheet	DNA Replication Rolling Circle Method of Microbial DNA Replication mRNA Synthesis (Transcription) Protein Synthesis (Translation) Amoeba Sisters-Protein Synthesis Feedback Inhibition The Lac Operon & Negative Control Polysome DNA Mutations Made Simple Replica Plating Techniques Bacterial Conjugation Bacterial Transformations (Griffith's Experiments) General Transduction Specialized Transduction

Unit 2 Aids (Weeks 5-8)

Lecture Notes	Lecture Supplements	Lab Resources (Print out & bring to Lab)	Helpful LInks
Airborne Bacterial Diseases	Coming Soon!	Airborne Bacteria Lab	Coming Soon!
Food & Waterborne Bacterial Diseases	Coming Soon!	Water Microscopy Lab	Coming Soon!
Soil & Arthropodborne Bacterial Diseases	Coming Soon!	Winogradsky Column	Winogradsky Column (click "Launch Interactive")
STDs, Contact, & Endogenous Bacterial Diseases	Coming Soon!	Bacterial Contact Infection Lab	Coming Soon!

Unit 3 Aids (Weeks 9-12)

Lecture Notes	Lecture Supplements	Lab Resources (Print out & bring to Lab)	Helpful Links
Protozoans & Parasitic Diseases	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Amoeba Movements Amoeba Phagocytosis Euglena Movements Paramecium Movements Paramecium Feeding (Endocytosis) Paramecium Reproduction (Binary Fission) Paramecium Contractile Vacuoles
Fungi	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!
Viruses & Virioid Agents	Coming Soon!	A Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (Printable Text) A Visual Guide to the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (Animated Article)	Coming Soon!
Immune System	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!

Unit 4 Aids (Weeks 13-16)

Lecture Notes	Lecture Supplements	Lab Resources (Print out and bring to Lab)	Helpful Hints
Physical & Chemical Control of Microbes	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!