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BSC 3271: Microbiology for Health Sciences

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BSC 3271: Microbiology for Health Sciences

An introductory course for health science students emphasizing the basic principles and concepts of microbial anatomy, classification, physiology, and their practical applications as well as developing aseptic techniques.

Biology
Author
Jeanne Kagle
Publisher
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Source
LibreTexts
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 156 sections
  1. 01: Introduction
  2. 1.01: An Invisible World
  3. 1.1.01: What Our Ancestors Knew
  4. 1.1.02: Types of Microorganisms
  5. 1.1.03: The Beginnings of Modern Microbiology
  6. 1.1.3.01: The Germ Theory of Disease
  7. 1.1.3.02: Koch's Postulates and Pure Culture
  8. 1.02: The Science of Microbiology
  9. 1.2.01: Basic Microbiology
  10. 1.2.02: Applied Microbiology
  11. 1.03: How We See the Invisible World
  12. 1.3.01: The Properties of Light
  13. 1.3.02: Peering into the Invisible World
  14. 1.3.03: Instruments of Microscopy
  15. 1.3.04: Staining Microscopic Specimens
  16. 02: Microbial Structure
  17. 2.01: Foundations of Modern Cell Theory
  18. 2.02: New Page
  19. 2.03: Unique Characteristics of Prokaryotic Cells
  20. 2.04: Unique Characteristics of Eukaryotic Cells
  21. 2.05: Viral Structue and Prions
  22. 03: Viruses
  23. 3.01: Viral Replication
  24. 3.1.01: Viruses
  25. 3.1.02: The Viral Life Cycle
  26. 3.1.03: Isolation Culture and Identification of Viruses
  27. 3.02: Viral Evolution
  28. 3.03: Viruses and Cancer
  29. 3.3.01: Oncogenic Viruses
  30. 3.3.02: The Role of Viruses in Tumor Production
  31. 04: Microbial Diversity
  32. 4.01: Taxonomy and Evolution
  33. 4.02: A Systematic Approach
  34. 4.03: Representative Groups
  35. 4.3.01: Prokaryote Habitats and Ecology
  36. 4.3.02: Metabolic Lifestyles
  37. 4.3.03: Proteobacteria
  38. 4.3.04: Cyanobacteria
  39. 4.3.05: Gram-positive Bacteria
  40. 4.3.06: Deeply Branching Bacteria
  41. 4.3.07: Archaea
  42. 05: Principles of Microbial Metabolism
  43. 5.01: Energy Matter and Enzymes
  44. 5.02: Central Metabolism
  45. 06: Fueling and Building Cells
  46. 6.01: Respiration
  47. 6.02: Fermentation
  48. 6.03: Catabolism of Lipids and Proteins
  49. 6.04: Photosynthesis and the Importance of Light
  50. 6.05: Biogeochemical Cycles
  51. 6.06: Anabolism
  52. 07: Growth
  53. 7.01: Microbial Growth
  54. 7.1.01: How Microbes Grow
  55. 7.1.1.01: Endospores
  56. 7.1.02: Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth
  57. 7.1.03: Temperature and Microbial Growth
  58. 7.1.04: The Effects of pH on Microbial Growth
  59. 7.1.05: Other Environmental Conditions that Affect Growth
  60. 7.02: Control of Microbial Growth
  61. 7.2.01: Controlling Microbial Growth
  62. 7.2.02: Using Physical Methods to Control Microorganisms
  63. 7.2.03: Using Chemicals to Control Microorganisms
  64. 08: DNA Replication
  65. 8.01: The Structure and Function of Cellular Genomes
  66. 8.02: Structure and Function of DNA
  67. 8.03: DNA Replication
  68. 09: Antimicrobial Drugs
  69. 9.01: Discovering Antimicrobial Drugs
  70. 9.02: Clinical Considerations
  71. 9.03: Antibiotics
  72. 9.04: Drugs Targeting Other Pathogens
  73. 9.05: Antibiotic Resistance
  74. 9.5.01: Cost and Prevention of Resistance
  75. 9.5B: Antibiotic Misuse
  76. 9.5D: Biofilms Persisters and Antibiotic Tolerance
  77. 9.5E: Finding New Antimicrobial Drugs
  78. 9.06: Testing Drug Effectivenes
  79. 10: Bacterial Genetics
  80. 10.01: The Structure and Function of Cellular Genomes
  81. 10.02: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
  82. 10.2.01: What Are Genes
  83. 10.2.02: Structure and Function of RNA
  84. 10.2.03: RNA Transcription
  85. 10.2.04: Protein Synthesis (Translation)
  86. 10.2.05: Mutations
  87. 10.2.06: How Asexual Prokaryotes Achieve Genetic Diversity
  88. 11: Bacterial Communities
  89. 12: How Microbes Cause Disease
  90. 12.01: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
  91. 12.1.01: Characteristics of Infectious Diseases
  92. 12.1.02: How Pathogens Cause Disease
  93. 12.1.03: Virulence Factors
  94. 12.02: Disease and Epidemiology
  95. 12.2.01: The Language of Epidemiologists
  96. 12.2.02: Tracking Infectious Diseases
  97. 12.2.03: How Diseases Spread
  98. 12.2.04: Global Public Health
  99. 13: The Human Microbiota
  100. 13.01: Normal Flora of the Human Body
  101. 13.02: The Role of Microbiota in Human Physiology
  102. 13.03: Pathogens in the Normal Flora
  103. 13.04: Probiotics and Prebiotics
  104. 13.4.01: Sources for Chapter 13
  105. 14: Immunology
  106. 14.01: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
  107. 14.1.01: Physical Defenses
  108. 14.1.02: Chemical Defenses
  109. 14.1.03: Cellular Defenses
  110. 14.1.04: Pathogen Recognition and Phagocytosis
  111. 14.1.05: Inflammation and Fever
  112. 14.02: Specific Adaptive Host Defenses
  113. 14.2.01: Architecture of the Immune System
  114. 14.2.02: Antigens Antigen Presenting Cells and Major Histocompatibility Complexes
  115. 14.2.03: T Lymphocytes
  116. 14.2.04: B Lymphocytes and Antibodies
  117. 14.2.05: Vaccines
  118. 15: Selected Pathogens
  119. 15.01: Bacterial Pathogens
  120. 15.1.01: Gram Positive Rods
  121. 15.1.1.01: Bacillus anthracis
  122. 15.1.1.02: The Clostridia
  123. 15.1.1.2.01: Clostridium botulinum
  124. 15.1.1.2.02: Clostridium difficile
  125. 15.1.1.2.03: Clostridium tetani
  126. 15.1.1.03: Listeria monocytogenes
  127. 15.1.1.04: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  128. 15.1.02: Gram Positive Cocci
  129. 15.1.2.01: Staphylococcus aureus
  130. 15.1.2.02: The Streptococci
  131. 15.1.2.2.01: Streptococcus pneumoniae
  132. 15.1.2.2.02: Streptococcus pyogenes
  133. 15.1.2.2.03: Enterococcus
  134. 15.1.2.2.04: Viridans Streptococci
  135. 15.1.03: Gram Negatives
  136. 15.1.3.01: Escherichia coli
  137. 15.1.3.02: Haemophilus influenzae
  138. 15.1.3.03: Neisseria meningitidis
  139. 15.1.3.04: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  140. 15.1.3.05: Rickettsia rickettsii
  141. 15.1.04: Mycoplasma pneumoniae
  142. 15.02: Eukaryotic Pathogens
  143. 15.2.01: Candida albicans
  144. 15.03: Acellular Pathogens
  145. 15.3.01: Viral Pathogens
  146. 15.3.1.01: DNA Viruses
  147. 15.3.1.1.01: Herpesviruses
  148. 15.3.1.1.1.01: Herpes Simplex 1 and 2 (HHV 1 and 2)
  149. 15.3.1.1.1.02: Varicella Zoster Virus (HHV3)
  150. 15.3.1.1.02: Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
  151. 15.3.1.02: RNA Viruses
  152. 15.3.1.2.01: Coronaviruses
  153. 15.3.1.2.02: Rhinovirus
  154. 15.3.1.2.03: HIV and AIDS
  155. 15.3.1.2B: Influenza
  156. 15.3.02: vCJD