Microbiology Lecture

Microbiology is a course intended for students interested in learning about the microbial world and how the microbial world influences human actions and interactions. This course covers principles of microbiology with emphasis on microorganisms and their role in human disease. Topics include an overview of microbiology, microbial genetics and recombinant DNA technology, microbial nutrition and growth, control of microbial growth via physical and chemical methods, how microbial interactions within humans maintain health and cause disease, the epidemiology of infectious diseases, innate and adaptive immunity, immune disorders, diagnosis of infection, infectious diseases caused by microorganisms in each of the human organ systems, and environmental microbiology. This course also describes laboratory methods for culturing microorganisms and analyzing them via microscopy.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Recognize and apply the basic concepts of microbiology.
• Recall and categorize microbial classification and taxonomic organization.
• Identify and interpret the microbial metabolism, nutrition, and growth.
• Recognize how microorganisms are cultured and analyzed in a laboratory setting via microscopy.
• Differentiate the genetics, gene expression, and evolution of microorganisms.
• Compare the genetic analysis of microbes and relate this concept to recombinant DNA technology.
• Distinguish principles of microbial control via physical & chemical methods and antimicrobial treatment.
• Compare and contrast the roles of innate and adaptive immunity in human health and disease.
• Interpret the biology of infectious diseases in the human organ systems.

Title: Microbiology: A Systems Approach 7^th edition, by Cowan, Marjorie, McGraw-Hill Education.

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CDC Laboratory Training - Microbiology Series

MIT Systems Microbiology

Saylor Foundation: Microbiology

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