Title Details

1. Earth, Planet of the Microbes.

2. Microbes and the History of Life on Earth.

3. Cultivation and Identification of Microorganisms.

4. Structural Features of Prokaryotes.

5. Bacterial Genetics I: DNA Synthesis and Genetic Engineering.

6. Bacterial Genetics II: Transcription, Translation, and Regulation.

7. Bacterial Genetics III: Horizontal Gene Transfer.

8. Bacterial Energetics.

9. Introduction to Eukaryotic Microbes.

10. Introduction to Viruses of Eukaryotic Cells.

Part II: The Delicate Balance between Microbes and Humans:.

11. Normal Microbiota of the Human Body.

12. Nonspecific Defenses of the Human Body.

13. Specific Defenses (Immune System) of the Human Body.

14. Vaccines.

Part III: Microbes and Humans Out of Balance: Infectious Diseases:.

15. Introduction to Infectious Diseases.

16. Respiratory Tract Infections.

17. GI Tract Infections.

18. Urogenital Tract Infections.

19. Arthropod-transmitted Infections and Zoonoses.

20. Nosocomial and Iatrogenic Infections.

Part IV: Microbes in the Environment and Industry:.

21. Analyzing Microbial Communities in the.

Environment.

22.Phototrophs.

23. Life in a Gradient.

24. Invertebrate-microbe interactions.

25. Plant-microbe Interactions.

26. Biotechnology