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Biol 345 - Fundamentals of Microbiology

Course Outline

Microbiology Lecture Series - Syllabus
Reading Assignments for Brock 10th edition)

Lecture Series Outlines & Handouts

Week 1 & 2

Lecture 1, Introduction & History
3 per page notes, color slides

Lecture 2, Microbial Cellular Structure & Function
3 per page notes, color slides
Handout: Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
Handout: Comparing Prokaryotic Variant Structures

Week 3 & 4

Lecture 3: Microbial Taxonomy & Molecular Phylogeny
3 per page notes, color slides

Lecture 4A: Microbes as Energy Transducers: The Metabolic Menu
3 per page notes, color slides
Handout: Metabolism Tables
Handout: Metabolic Menu for Chemotrophs
Handout: Fermentation Pathways

Week 5 & 6

Lecture 4B: Chemotrophic Pathways
3 per page notes, color slides

Lecture 4C: Phototrophic Pathways
3 per page notes, color slides
Handout: Photoautotrophy

Week 7 & 8

Lecture 4D: Biogeochemical Cycles & Origins of Life
3 per page notes, color slides

Lecture 5A: Microbial Growth I
3 per page notes, color slides

Lecture 5B: Microbial Growth II
3 per page notes, color slides

Week 9 & 10

Lecture 6: Comparative Genomics
3 per page notes, color slides

Lecture 7: Regulation of Gene Expression
3 per page notes, color slides
Handout: Attenuation

Lecture 8: Normal Flora, Virulence & Pathogenicity
3 per page notes, color slides

Lecture 9: Antibiotics, Viruses & Emergent Diseases
3 per page notes, color slides

Extra Credit Reading Assignment:
(Deadline has passed)

Article on Pathogenicity of Archaea
Article on 3 way symbiosis of Thermal Tolerance
Article on Oceanic Metagenomics
Article on New Class of Iron-oxidizers

Extra Credit Reading Assignment:
Choose one paper from this series and write a 2-page (max) summary relating this to what you learned in class
(Deadline is December 7th)

Article on Human Gut Normal Flora Diversity
Article on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA
Article on Staphylococcus Virulent Factor Leukocidin

Old Practice Exams
First Midterm Practice Exam
Second Midterm Practice Exam
Final Practice Exam

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Course Associated Links
Moyer's Microbiology Laboratory Homepage
Movie: How Penicillin Kills Bacteria
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Biology Department Homepage