Microbiology/Genetics Course Outline

The following is a course outline with a suggested timeline: January 7-14 (1Week) I. Introduction to Microbiology 1. Define Microbiology 2. Elucidate the importance of microbiology 3. Review the history of microbiology 4. Demonstrate the relationship between microbiology and other disciplines of biology 5. January 15-24 (1.5 Weeks) II. Techniques in Microbiology 1. Individual application and description of microscopes 2. Slide preparation for use with light microscopes 3. Preparation of pure bacterial cultures 4. Molecular tools used in microbiology 5. Aseptic methods for retaining, isolating, and growing pure cultures January 27- February 5 (1.5 Weeks) III. The Chemical Basis of Life 1. Chemical bonds: ionic, hydrogen, and covalent bonds 2. Thermodynamic of organic, inorganic, and enzymes are detailed 3. The composition of atoms and how they form chemical bonds 4. Buffers 5. Organic functional groups 6. Types of enzyme reactions February 6-14 (1.5 Week) IV. Microbial Metabolism 1. Metabolism 2. Energy production 3. Metabolic cycles February 17-21 (1 Week) V. Microbial Growth and The Control 1. Growth requirements are defines 2. The structure of bacterial communities 3. Microbial population growth phase

February 24 March 5 (1.5 Weeks) VI. The Science of Genetics 1. Field of genetics 2. Genetic model organisms 3. Basic concepts about Mendelian genetics

4. Mendels principle of segregation 5. Mendels principle of independent assortment 6. Mendelian genetics in humans March 6-21 (2.5 Weeks) VII. Principles of Disease and Epidemiology 1. Applications of epidemiology 2. Definition of fundamental concepts 3. Types of epidemiology 4. Disease: distribution, classification, and pathogens 5. Iceberg concepts of infection 6. Factory influencing disease transmission 7. The natural distribution of microbes throughout the human body March 24-28 (1 Week) VIII. Immunologic Disorders 1. The role of the immune system 2. The different components of the immune system 3. Disorders and disease of the immune system March 31 April 4 (1 Week) IX. Diseases of the Skin and Eyes 1. Structure of the skin 2. Structure of the eye 3. Normal skin microbiota 4. Bacterial skin diseases 5. Viral skin diseases 6. Microbial infections of the eye 7. Herpes infections of the eye April 7-11 (1 Week) X. Diseases of the Nervous System 1. Central nervous system structure 2. Bacterial diseases of the nervous system 3. Viral diseases of the nervous system 4. Fungal diseases of the nervous system April 14 18 (1 Week) XI. Disease of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems 1. Cardiovascular and lymphatic system structure overview 2. Bacterial cardiovascular and systemic disease 3. Viral cardiovascular and systemic diseases April 21-25 (1 Week) XII. Disease of the Respiratory System 1. Respiratory system structure 2. Microbial diseases of the respiratory system, sinuses and ears 3. Viral disease of the respiratory system

4. Bacterial diseases of the lower respiratory system April 28-May 2 (1 Week) XIII. Disease of the Digestive System 1. Digestive system structures 2. Gastrointestinal tract structure 3. Microbiota of the digestive system 4. Bacterial diseases of the digestive system May 5-16 (2 Weeks) XIV. Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems 1. Structures of the urinary and reproductive systems 2. Bacterial diseases of the urinary system 3. Nonveneral diseases of the reproductive system 4. Sexually transmitted diseases 5. Bacterial, viral, and protozoan sexually transmitted diseases