Part 1: The Microbes
CHAPTER 1 The Microbial World
CHAPTER 2 Bacteria
CHAPTER 3 Eukaryal Microorganisms
CHAPTER 4 Archaea
CHAPTER 5 Viruses
CHAPTER 6 Metabolism
Exam 1 – The Microbes
Part 2: Microbial Genetics
CHAPTER 7 Cultivating Microorganisms
CHAPTER 8 DNA Replication and Gene Expression
CHAPTER 9 Viral Replications Strategies
CHAPTER 10 Bacterial Genetic Analysis and Manipulation
CHAPTER 11 Microbial Genomics
CHAPTER 12 Regulation of Gene Expression
Exam 2 – Microbial Genetics
Part 3: Microbial Physiology and Ecology
CHAPTER13 Biogeochemical Cycles
CHAPTER 14 Microbial Ecosystems
CHAPTER 15 Microbial Symbionts
CHAPTER 16 Microbial Biotechnology
CHAPTER 17 Microbiology of Food and Water
Exam 3 – Microbial Physiology and Ecology
Part 4: Microbes and Disease
CHAPTER 18 Introduction to Infectious Disease
CHAPTER 19 Innate Host Defenses against Microbial Invasion
CHAPTER 20 Adaptive Immunity
CHAPTER 21 Bacterial Pathogenesis
CHAPTER 22 Viral Pathogenesis
CHAPTER 23 Control of Infectious Diseases
Exam 4 – Microbes and Disease