All about cells from Chapter 4 in your text! What makes up a cell? How is a membrane arranged? How do membranes work?

Unit 1: Cells Part 1

Review of bacterial growth curve and terminology. Discussion of physical control methods.

Unit 3: Control of Growth Part 2

The process of B cell activation. Why immunizations are important. The process of T cell activation.

Unit 3: Specific Immunity Part 2

Microorganism/Human interactions. The differences between normal microbiota, opportunists, and true pathogens. The seven steps a pathogen takes to cause disease. 

Microorganism/Human interactions. The differences between normal microbiota, opportunists, and true pathogens. The seven steps a pathogen takes to cause disease.

Unit 3: Pathogen

Fever, Interferons, and the types of White Blood cells.

Unit 3: Nonspecific Immunity Part 2

Organic Chemistry review from Chapter 2: Lipids, Protiens, Carbohydrates, and Nucleic Acids.

Unit 1: Organic Chemistry

The study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations. Also, nosocomial infections and their source.

Unit 3: Epidemiology

Part 1 of Gram Positive pathogens. A discussion of the genus Staphylococcus. Why S.aureus is a pathogen and S.epidermidis is not. Also, the difference between Staphylococcus and Streptococcus.

Part 1 of Gram Positive pathogens. A discussion of the genus Staphylococcus. Why S.aureus is a pathogen and S.epidermidis is not. Also, the difference between Staphylococcus and Streptococcus.

Unit 4: Gram Postive Part 1

Antigen/Antibody interactions. The 3 tasks of antibodies. The types of antibodies. 

Antigen/Antibody interactions. The 3 tasks of antibodies. The types of antibodies.

Unit 3: Specific Immunity Part 1

Continuation of cell structure. Internal features of a prokaryote and external cellular features of a Eukaryote. 

Continuation of cell structure. Internal features of a prokaryote and external cellular features of a Eukaryote.

Unit 1: Cells Part 3

Podcasts from Microbiology lectures at CPCC

General overview of pathogenic virus classification and structure. Discussion of the following viruses: Variola, Herpes Simplex I and II, Varicella-Zoster, Poliomyelitits, and Influenza. Discussion of Influenza H1N1 "Swine Flu" outbreak of 4/2009.

Unit 5: Pathogenic Viruses

A quick overview of significant gram negative pathogens. Focus on virulence factors and specific features that allow them to cause disease.

Unit 4: Gram Negative Pathogens

The shape, structure, and components of viruses. The basics of lytic, lysogenic, and latent viruses. How viroids and prions are different that viruses. 

The shape, structure, and components of viruses. The basics of lytic, lysogenic, and latent viruses. How viroids and prions are different that viruses.

Unit 2: Virus - Basic Structure and Function

Structural, chemical, and mechanical surface level defenses. The nonspecific defenses of phagocytosis, inflammation, and complement. 

Structural, chemical, and mechanical surface level defenses. The nonspecific defenses of phagocytosis, inflammation, and complement.

Unit 3: Nonspecific Immunity Part 1

This is a discussion about the Gram Positive pathogens: Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Bacillus, Clostridium, and Mycobacterium. Remember to pay attention to their virulence factors and what makes each pathogen unique.

This is a discussion about the Gram Positive pathogens: Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Bacillus, Clostridium, and Mycobacterium. Remember to pay attention to their virulence factors and what makes each pathogen unique.

Unit 4: Gram Positive Pathogens

Comparision of eukaryotic and prokaryotic genomes. All about the bacterial genome.

Unit 2: Microbial Genetics Part 1

History of Antimicrobics. Group report about antibiotic targets. Side effects of antimicrobics.

Unit 3: Control of Growth Part 3

Review of the Central Dogma. Discussion of mutations, mutagens, and DNA repair. Finally, discussion of Genetic recombination and horizontal gene transfer (transformation, transduction, and conjugation.) A long day!

Unit 2: Microbial Genetics Part 3

In place of the discussion of metabolism in Chapter 5. Basics of enzymes, coenzymes, and the ATP Synthase. Overview of Aerobic Respiration in a Prokaryote.

Unit 1: Metabolism Part 1

A review of the cell features of eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Discussion of the external cell features of prokaryotic cells: glycocalyx, flagella, fimbriae, pili, also gram positive and gram negative cell wall structures.

Unit 1: Cells Part 2

CPCC Microbiology

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