Microbiology

Presents core concepts with focus on applications for careers in allied health.

Microbiology’s app is designed for needs of a various of Microbiology courses in college. It covers more basic than a typical one- or two-semester college-level course. The content has clear learning objectives and includes practice examples that demonstrate problem-solving approaches in an easy way. Microbiology’s art program enhances students’ understanding of concepts through clear and effective illustrations, diagrams, and photographs.

✨Contents of the Application✨

1. An Invisible World

1.1. What Our Ancestors Knew

1.2. A Systematic Approach

1.3. Types of Microorganisms

2. How We See the Invisible World

2.1. The Properties of Light

2.2. Peering Into the Invisible World

2.3. Instruments of Microscopy

2.4. Staining Microscopic Specimens

3. The Cell

3.1. Spontaneous Generation

3.2. Foundations of Modern Cell Theory

3.3. Unique Characteristics of Prokaryotic Cells

3.4. Unique Characteristics of Eukaryotic Cells

4. Prokaryotic Diversity

4.1. Prokaryote Habitats, Relationships, and Microbiomes

4.2. Proteobacteria

4.3. Nonproteobacteria Gram-Negative Bacteria and Phototrophic Bacteria

4.4. Gram-Positive Bacteria

4.5. Deeply Branching Bacteria

4.6. Archaea

5. The Eukaryotes of Microbiology

5.1. Unicellular Eukaryotic Parasites

5.2. Parasitic Helminths

5.3. Fungi

5.4. Algae

5.5. Lichens

6. Acellular Pathogens

6.1. Viruses

6.2. The Viral Life Cycle

6.3. Isolation, Culture, and Identification of Viruses

6.4. Viroids, Virusoids, and Prions

7. Microbial Biochemistry

7.1. Organic Molecules

7.2. Carbohydrates

7.3. Lipids

7.4. Proteins

7.5. Using Biochemistry to Identify Microorganisms

8. Microbial Metabolism

8.1. Energy, Matter, and Enzymes

8.2. Catabolism of Carbohydrates

8.3. Cellular Respiration

8.4. Fermentation

8.5. Catabolism of Lipids and Proteins

8.6. Photosynthesis

8.7. Biogeochemical Cycles

9. Microbial Growth

9.1. How Microbes Grow

9.2. Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth

9.3. The Effects of pH on Microbial Growth

9.4. Temperature and Microbial Growth

9.5. Other Environmental Conditions that Affect Growth

9.6. Media Used for Bacterial Growth

10. Biochemistry of the Genome

10.1. Using Microbiology to Discover the Secrets of Life

10.2. Structure and Function of DNA

10.3. Structure and Function of RNA

10.4. Structure and Function of Cellular Genomes

11. Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics

11.1. The Functions of Genetic Material

11.2. DNA Replication

11.3. RNA Transcription

11.4. Protein Synthesis (Translation)

11.5. Mutations

11.6. How Asexual Prokaryotes Achieve Genetic Diversity

11.7. Gene Regulation: Operon Theory

12. Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics

12.1. Microbes and the Tools of Genetic Engineering

12.2. Visualizing and Characterizing DNA, RNA, and Protein

12.3. Whole Genome Methods and Pharmaceutical Applications

12.4. Gene Therapy

13. Control of Microbial Growth

14. Antimicrobial Drugs

15. Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity

16. Disease and Epidemiology

17. Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses

18. Adaptive Specific Host Defenses

19. Diseases of the Immune System

20. Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response

21. Skin and Eye Infections

22. Respiratory System Infections

23. Urogenital System Infections

24. Digestive System Infections

25. Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections

26. Nervous System Infections

👉Each Chapter Include:

✔Review Questions

✔Multiple Choice

✔Matching

✔Fill in the Blank

✔Short Answers

✔Critical Thinking