Lecture Outline: Summer 2003
Readings listed are from Microbial Life, by Perry, Staley, and Lory. Note: this schedule is an estimate of what we can cover. As the semester progresses, it will be updated to reflect actual coverage.
Last revised: Wednesday, May 14, 2003
| Date | Topic | Reading |
| Mon 5/19 | Introduction.
Evolution, Microbial Life, and the Biosphere. History of Microbiology. |
Ch. 1 Ch. 2 |
| Tues 5/20 | Structure and Function of Prokaryotes | Ch. 4 |
| Wed 5/21 | Structure and Function of Prokaryotes (cont.) | Ch. 4 |
| Thurs 5/22 | Isolation,
Cultivation, and Nutrition. |
Ch. 5 |
| Mon 5/26 | Memorial Day – no classes | |
| Tues 5/27 | Microbial
Growth and its Control. |
Ch. 6, 7 |
| Wed 5/28 | Microbial growth and its control (cont.) | Ch. 6, 7 |
| Thurs 5/29 | Exam 1 | |
| Mon 6/2 | Microbial Physiology. Energetics. | Ch. 8 |
| Tues 6/3 | Microbial Physiology (cont.) | Ch. 8 |
| Wed 6/4 | Autotrophic life: Phototrophs and Chemolithotrophs | Ch. 9, 19 (pp. 439-448) |
| Thurs 6/5 | Basic Microbial Genetics part 1 | Ch. 13 |
| Mon 6/9 | Basic
Microbial Genetics part 2 Viruses |
Ch. 13 Ch. 14 |
| Tues 6/10 | Viruses (cont.) | Ch. 14 |
| Wed 6/11 | Gene Transfer Mechanisms | Ch. 15 |
| Thurs 6/12 | Exam 2 | |
| Mon 6/16 | Taxonomy
of Bacteria and Archaea Selected bacterial and archaeal groups. Microbes and Ecosystems |
Ch. 17 Ch. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 (selections only) Ch. 24 |
| Tues 6/17 | Symbioses. Microbiota. | Ch. 25, 26 |
| Wed 6/18 | Pathogens: general features. Specific host defenses. | Ch. 26, 27 |
| Thurs 6/19 | Immune System | Ch. 27 |
| Mon 6/23 | Selected Microbial and Viral diseases | Ch. 28, 29 |
| Tues 6/24 | Selected Microbial and Viral diseases (cont.) | Ch. 28, 29 |
| Wed 6/25 | Epidemiology
and Clinical Microbiology Applied Microbiology |
Ch. 30 Ch. 31, 32 (selections) |
| Thurs 6/26 | Final Exam |