Unit 1:Table of Contents

BIOL 230
MICROBIOLOGY
LECTURE E-TEXT
UNIT 1

MICROBIOLOGY LEARNING OBJECTS

UNIT 1

I. INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY

II. THE PROKARYOTIC CELL (THE DOMAIN BACTERIA)

Sizes, Shapes, and Arrangements of Bacteria

Cell Structure of The Domain Bacteria

Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacteria

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TOPICS

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Basic Groups of Microbes

B. Cellular Organization: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
C. Classification: The Three Domain System

II. THE PROKARYOTIC CELL: BACTERIA

A. Sizes, Shapes, and Arrangements of Bacteria

B. Cell Structure of the Domain Bacteria: An Overview

1. The Cytoplasmic Membrane

2. The Peptidoglycan Cell Wall

a. The Gram-Positive Cell Wall

b. The Gram-Negative Cell Wall

c. The Acid-Fast Cell Wall

3. Structures Within the Cytoplasm

a. Cytoplasm

b. The Nucleoid

c. Plasmids and Transposons

d. Ribosomes

e. Endospores

f. Inclusion Bodies and Organelles Used for Photosynthesis

4. Structures Outside the Cell Wall

a. Glycocalyx (Capsules) and Biofilms

b. Flagella

c.Fimbriae and Pili

C. Horizontal Gene Transfer