Foundations in Microbiology

Description

Covers notes from the following 19 lectures during Semester 1 of 2014: • Introduction to topic • History of Microbiology • Beneficial Microbes to Humans • Harmful Microbes • Cell Structure & Function I • Host Responses • Cell Structure & Function II • Cell Structure & Function III • Taxa and Identifying the Microbe • Microbial Growth • Ecology of Water Microbes • Water Purification & Wastewater Treatment • Viruses • Mobile DNA I • Mobile DNA II • Microbial control I - Antibiotics • Microbial control II - Microbial resistance • Food: Spoilage and Disease • Using Microbes in Food