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Powerpoint slides for lectures in the course Introduction to Microbiology (BIOL257)

  • Lecture #1; Introduction and history; chapter 1

  • Lecture #2; chemistry & methods to study microbes; Chapters 2 & 3

  • Lecture #3; prokaryote cell structure; Chapter 4

  • Lecture #4; prokaryote & eukaryote cell structures; Chapters 4 & 5

  • Lecture #5; microbial nutrition; Chapter 7

  • Lecture #6; microbial growth; Chapter 7

    1st Exam (24%)

  • Lecture #7; control of microbial growth; Chapter 11

  • Lecture #8; Metabolism; Chapter 8

  • Lecture #9; Metabolism; Chapter 8

  • Lecture #10; Microbial Genetics; Chapter 9

  • Lecture #11; Microbial Genetics; Chapter 9

    2nd Exam (24%)

  • Lecture #12; Viruses; Chapter 6

  • Lecture #13; Microbe-Human Interactions; Chapter 13

  • Lecture #14; Infections of the GI tract; Chapter 22

  • Lecture #15; Infections of the vascular system; Chapter 20

  • Lecture #16; Viruses and infections of the nervous system; Chapter 19

  • Lecture #17; Infections of the respiratory system; Chapter 21

  • Lecture #18; Infections of the genitourinary system; Chapter 23

  • Lecture #19; Infections of the skin and eyes; Chapter 18

    3rd Exam (28%) - please focus on above slides as the main resource for this exam!

  • Lecture #20; Host Defenses: Nonspecific Defenses; Chapter 14 - finished at beginning of next lecture

  • Lecture #21 ; Host Defenses: Adaptive Immunity; Chapter 15 - finished at beginning of next lecture

  • Lecture #22; Immunity & Immunization; Chapter 15 - finished in this lecture

  • Lecture #23; Disorders in Immunity; Chapter 16

  • Lecture #24; finish Chapter 16; Diagnosing Infections, Chapter 17

  • Lecture #25; Chemotherapy, Chapter 12

    4th Exam (24%) - please focus on above slides as the main resource for this exam!