Basic Microbiology

• 1. The Cell - An Invisible World (Historical Perspective)

• History of Microbiology
  Binomial Nomenclature
  Microbial Diversity
  Protists and Fungi

• 2. Biochemistry Basics

• Basic Chemistry
  Biomolecules

• 3. Prokaryotes

• Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes
  Prokaryotic Diversity
  Cellular Transportation

• 4. Eukaryotes

• Eukaryotic Cell and Endosymbiotic Theory
  Cell Organelles
  Bacterial Reproduction

• 5. Viruses & Prions

• Viruses
  Virions and Prions
  Lytic and Lysogenic Cycles

• 6. Genetics

• Structure of DNA
  DNA Replication
  Transcription and Translation
  Transcription

• 7. Microbial Metabolism

• Microbial Metabolism
  Photosynthesis
  Respiration

• 8. Microbial Growth & Decontamination Antimicrobial Drugs

• Bacterial Generation Time Calculations
  Antibiotic Types
  Antibiotic Resistance
  Control of Microbial Growth

• 9. Principles of Infectious Disease & Epidemiology

• Microbial Mechanism of Pathogenicity
  Stages of Infection

• 10. Innate Immunity

• Human Immunology
  Types of Immune System
  Types of Antibodies

• 11. Adaptive Immunity

• Adaptive Immune System
  Clonal Selection

• 12. Diagnostic and Molecular Method

• Gene Expression Analysis