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

CPCC Microbiology

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

Unit 2: Microbial Genetics 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

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

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

Unit 3: Control of Growth Part 3

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

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