Microbiology Demystified

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• I Just Want to See Your Reaction


• Molarity: Hey, There’s a Mole Amongst Us


• An Unlikely Pair: Inorganic and Organic


• The Blueprint of Protein Synthesis


• The Power House: ATP


• Quiz


• CHAPTER 3 Observing Microorganisms
  
  
  • Size Is a Matter of Metrics
  
  
  • Here’s Looking at You
  
  
  • What Big Eyes You Have: Magnification
  
  
  • The Microscope
  
  
  • Preparing Specimens
  
  
  • Quiz
  
  
  
  


• CHAPTER 4 Prokaryotic Cells and Eukaryotic Cells
  
  
  • Prokaryotic Cells
  
  
  • Eukaryotic Cells
  
  
  • Quiz
  
  
  
  


• CHAPTER 5 The Chemical Metabolism
  
  
  • Riding the Metabolism Cycle
    
    
    • You Need
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • A Little Give and Take: Oxidation-Reduction
  
  
  • Making Power: ATP Production
    
    
    • Classifying Enzymes What’s Your Name: Naming and
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Brewing Up Protein
  
  
  • The Magic of Enzymes: Enzyme Activities
  
  
  • The Krebs Cycle
  
  
  • Fermentation
  
  
  • Other Catabolic Pathways
  
  
  • Photosynthesis
  
  
  • Quiz
    
    
    • Microbial Growth CHAPTER 6 Microbial Growth and Controlling
    
    
    • Growth Chemical Requirements for Microbial
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Culture Media
  
  
  • Phases of Growth
  
  
  • Measurements of Microbial Growth
    
    
    • by Indirect Methods Establishing Bacterial Numbers
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Controlling Microbial Growth
  
  
  • Microbial Death Rates
  
  
  • Action of Antimicrobial Agents
    
    
    • Growth Chemical Agents That Control Microbial
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Quiz
  
  
  
  


• CHAPTER 7 Microbial Genetics
  
  
  • Genetics
  
  
  • DNA Replication: Take My Genes, Please!
  
  
  • Protein Synthesis
  
  
  • Controlling Genes: You’re Under My Spell
  
  
  • Mutations: Not a Pretty Copy
  
  
  • Quiz
  
  
  
  


• CHAPTER 8 Recombinant DNA Technology
  
  
  • Genetic Engineering: Designer Genes
  
  
  • Gene Therapy: Makes You Feel Better
  
  
  • DNA Fingerprinting: Gotcha
    
    
    • Too Much of a Good Thing Recombinant DNA Technology and Society:
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Quiz
  
  
  
  


• CHAPTER 9 Classification of Microorganisms
  
  
  • Taxonomy: Nothing to Do with the IRS
  
  
  • Nomenclature of Taxonomy: Name Calling
  
  
  • Classification: All Natural
  
  
  • Quiz
    
    
    • Bacteria CHAPTER 10 The Prokaryotes: Domains Archaea and
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Archaea
    
    
    • Helical/Vibroid, Gram-Negative Bacteria Aerobic/Microaerophilic, Motile,
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci
  
  
  • Facultatively Anaerobic Gram-Negative Rods
  
  
  • Anaerobic Gram-Negative Cocci and Rods
  
  
  • Rickettsias and Chlamydias
  
  
  • Mycoplamas
  
  
  • Gram-Positive Cocci
    
    
    • and Cocci Endospore-Forming Gram-Positive Rods
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Regular Nonsporing Gram-Positive Rods
  
  
  • Irregular Nonsporing Gram-Positive Rods
  
  
  • Mycobacteria
  
  
  • Nocardia Forms
  
  
  • Quiz
    
    
    • and Helminths CHAPTER 11 The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa,
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Fungi
  
  
  • Algae
  
  
  • Protozoa
  
  
  • Helminths
  
  
  • Quiz
  
  
  
  


• CHAPTER 12 Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
  
  
  • Viruses
  
  
  • Viroids
  
  
  • Prions
  
  
  • Quiz
  
  
  
  


• CHAPTER 13 Epidemiology and Disease
  
  
  • What Is Epidemiology?
  
  
  • Classification of Disease
  
  
  • Infection Sites
  
  
  • Disease Transmission
  
  
  • The Development of Disease
  
  
  • Epidemiological Studies
  
  
  • Control of Communicable Diseases
  
  
  • Nosocomial Infections
  
  
  • Who Is Susceptible?
    
    
    • Infections Prevention and Control of Nosocomial
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Quiz
  
  
  
  


• CHAPTER 14 Immunity
  
  
  • What Is Immunity?
  
  
  • Types of Immunity
  
  
  • A Closer Look at Antigens
  
  
  • A Closer Look at Binding
  
  
  • B Cells
  
  
  • Lasting Immunity
  
  
  • Antibodies Used for Diagnosing Diseases
  
  
  • Chemical Messengers
  
  
  • T Cells
  
  
  • Macrophages and Natural Killer Cells
  
  
  • Quiz
  
  
  
  


• CHAPTER 15 Vaccines and Diagnosing Diseases
  
  
  • What Is a Vaccine?
  
  
  • Types of Vaccines
  
  
  • Developing a Vaccine
  
  
  • Diagnosing Diseases
  
  
  • Quiz
  
  
  
  


• CHAPTER 16 Antimicrobial Drugs
  
  
  • Chemotherapeutic Agents: The Silver Bullet
  
  
  • Antimicrobial Activity: Who to Attack?
  
  
  • The Attack Plan
  
  
  • Exploring Antimicrobial Drugs
  
  
  • Chemotherapy Tests
  
  
  • Quiz
  
  
  • Final Exam
  
  
  • Answers to Quiz and Exam Questions
  
  
  • Index