Date

Topic

Reading

1

1/26

Introduction

Chapter 1

2

1/28

How we see the invisible world

Chapter 2

3

1/30

Microscopy

Chapter 2

4

2/2

Prokaryotic cells

Chapter 3

5

2/4

Eukaryotic cells

Chapter 3

6

2/6

Eukaryotic cells

Chapter 3

7

2/9

Biochemistry of life

Chapter 7

8

2/11

Microbial metabolism

Chapter 8

9

2/13

Microbial metabolism

Chapter 8

2/16

Exam 1 (lectures 1 – 9)

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10

2/18

Bacterial diversity

Chapter 4

11

2/20

Bacterial diversity

Chapter 4

12

2/23

Eukaryotic microbes

Chapter 5

13

2/25

Eukaryotic microbes

Chapter 5

14

2/27

Viruses

Chapter 6

15

3/2

Viruses

Chapter 6

16

3/4

DNA

Chapter 10

17

3/6

DNA

Chapter 10

18

3/9

Microbial genetics

Chapter 11

19

3/11

DNA Biotechnology

Chapter 12

3/13

Exam 2 (lectures 10 – 19)

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3/16-20

Spring break

20

3/23

Microbial growth

Chapter 9

21

3/25

Microbial growth

Chapter 9

22

3/27

Control of microbial growth

Chapter 13

23

3/30

Control of microbial growth

Chapter 13

24

4/1

Antimicrobial drugs

Chapter 14

25

4/3

Antimicrobial drugs

Chapter 14

26

4/6

Microbial pathogenesis

Chapter 15

27

4/8

Microbial pathogenesis

Chapter 15

28

4/10

Epidemiology

Chapter 16

29

4/13

Epidemiology

Chapter 16

30

4/15

Immune system

Chapter 17

31

4/17

Immune system

Chapter 18

4/20

Exam 3 (lectures 20 – 29)

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32

4/22

Immune system disorders

Chapter 19

33

4/24

Skin & eye infections

Chapter 21

34

4/27

Respiratory infections

Chapter 22

35

4/29

Urogenital infections

Chapters 23

36

5/1

GI system infections

Chapters 24

37

5/4

Blood & lymph infections

Chapter 25

38

5/6

Nervous system infections

Chapter 26

5/8

Exam 4 (lectures 30 – 38)

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5/?

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