BIOL 230 Lecture Guide Unit 4 Table of Contents

BIOL 230
MICROBIOLOGY
LECTURE E-TEXT
UNIT 6

MICROBIOLOGY LEARNING OBJECTS

UNIT 6

I. MICROBIAL GENETICS

II. BACTERIAL GROWTH AND MICROBIAL METABOLISM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TOPICS

I. MICROBIAL GENETICS

A. Polypeptides, Proteins, and Enzymes

1. Polypeptides and Proteins

2. Enzymes

B. Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

C. DNA Replication

D. Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

E. Polypeptide and Protein Synthesis

1. An Overview

2. Transcription

3. Translation

4. Enzyme Regulation

F. Mutation

G. Genetic Recombination in Bacteria

1. An Overview

2. Transformation

3. Transduction

4. Conjugation

5. Recombinant DNA

H. Bacterial Resistance to Chemotherapeutic Agent

I. Genetics of Viruses

II. BACTERIAL GROWTH AND MICROBIAL METABOLISM

A. Bacterial Growth

B. Factors that Influence Bacterial Growth

C. Energy Conversion in Microorganisms

1. Energy

2. ATP

3. Mechanisms for Generating ATP

a. Photophosphorylation

b. Substrate-Level Phosphorylation

c. Oxidative Phosphorylation

4. The Flow of Energy in Nature

D. Cellular Respiration

1. Aerobic Respiration

a. Glycolysis

b. Transition Reaction

c. Citric Acid (Krebs) Cycle

d. Electron Transport Chain and Chemisomosis

e. Theoretical ATP Yield

2. Anaerobic Respiration

3. Fermentation

4. Precursor Metabolites: Linking Catobolic and Anabolic Pathways

E. Photosynthesis

1. Introduction to Photosynthesis

2. Light-Dependent Reactions

3. Light-Independent Reactions

4. C4 and CAM Pathways