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General Microbiology II

Lecture Outline - Spring 2009

January 12

Introduction and Overview

Metabolism (Chapter 13)

January 14

Metabolism (Chapter 13)

January 16

Metabolism (Chapter 13)

January 19

Martin Luther King Day - No Class

January 21

Respiration (Chapter 14)

January 23

Respiration (Chapter 14)

January 26

Biosynthesis (Chapter 15)

January 28

Biosynthesis (Chapter 15)

January 30

Carbon Cycle (Chapter 22)

February 2

Nitrogen and Sulfur Cycles (Chapter 22)

Review Session (only questions) 7:00 pm

February 4

Origin of Life (Chapter 17)

February 6

Examination 1 (Chapters 13, 14, 15, 17, 22)

Summary for Presentations 1-3 due

February 9

Bacterial and Archaeal Diversity (Chapter 18.1, 19.1)

February 11

Microbial Ecology - Introduction (Chapter 17)

Presentations 1-3 due

Summary for Presentations 4-6 due

February 13

Presentations 1-3 ... Alpha-Proteobacteria (Caulobacter, Rhizobia, SAR 11); Beta-Proteobacteria (Nitrosomonas, Azoarcus); Gamma-Proteobacteria (Pseudomonas, Chromatium, Thiocapsa) (Chapter 18)

February 16

Aquatic Environments (Chapter 21)

Presentations 4-6 due

Summary for Presentations 7-9 due

February 18

Presentations 4-6 ... Delta-Proteobacteria (Geobacter, Myxobacteria, Bdellovibrio); Actinobacteria and Firmicutes (Streptomyces, Arthrobacter, Micrococcus, Clostridium, Lactobacillus); Verrumicrobia and Acidobacteria (Chapter 18)

February 20

Soils and Subsurface Sediments (Chapter 21)

Presentations 7-9 due

Summary for Presentations 10-12 due

February 23

Presentations 7-9 ... Planctomyces (Brocardia anamoxydans) Bacteroidetes and Chlorobi; Phyla without cultured representatives (OP11; TM7 and others) (Chapter 18)

February 25

Microbes and Animals/Plants (Chapter 21)

Presentations 10-12 due

Summary for Presentations 13-15 due

February 27

Presentations 10-12 ... Deepbranching Thermophiles; Crenarchaeota; Euryarchaeota (Halobacteria, Methanogens (Chapter 19)

March 2

Extreme Environments (Chapter 21)

Presentations 13-15 due

Review Session (only questions) 7:00 pm

March 4

Presentations 13-15 ... Cyanobacteria; Fungi; Algae (Chapters 18, 20)

March 6

Microbial Pathogenesis (Chapter 25)

March 9, 11, 13

Spring Break - No Class

March 16

Examination 2 (Chapters 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)

March 18

Human Microflora and Nonspecific Host Defense (Chapters 23, 25)

March 20

Human Microflora and Nonspecific Host Defense (Chapters 23, 25)

Adaptive Immune Responses (Chapter 24)

March 23

Adaptive Immune Responses (Chapter 24)

March 25

Adaptive Immune Responses (Chapter 24)

Immunization (Chapters 24, 26.9)

Summary for Presentations 16-18 due

March 27

Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (Chapter 27)

Presentations 16-18 due

March 30

Presentations 16-18 ... Vaccines v Smallpox and Polio; MMR Vaccine v Autism; HBV Vaccine v Cervical Cancer (Chapters 24, 26)

Summary for Presentations 19-21 due

April 1

Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology (Chapter 28)

Presentations 19-21 due

April 2 (Thursday)

Review Session (only questions) 7:00 pm

April 3

Presentations 19-21 ... Antibiotics in Animal Feed v Antibiotic Resistance; Antimicrobial Detergents v Antibiotic Resistance; MRSA and Antibiotic-Resistant Neisseria gonorrheae (Chapter 27)

April 6

Examination 3 (Chapters 23, 24, 25, 26.9, 27 and 28)

April 8

Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (Chapters 25 and 26)

Summary for Presentations 22-24 due

April 10

Respiratory Tract Infections (Chapters 25 and 26)

Presentations 22-24 due

April 13

Presentations 22-24 ... Avian Influenza v Influenza; Cryptococcal Pneumonia v Legionaire's Disease; Histoplasmosis v Tuberculosis (Chapter 26)

April 15

Gastrointestinal Tract Infections (Chapters 25 and 26)

Summary for Presentations 25-27 due

April 17

Central Nervous System Infections (Chapters 25 and 26)

Presentations 25-27 due

April 20

Presentations 25-27 ... Helicobacter pylori v Ulcers; E. coli O157:H7 v Salmonella Outbreaks; Mad Cow Disease (Chapters 25 and 26)

April 22

Cardiovascular System Infections (Chapters 25 and 26)

Summary for Presentations 28-30 due

April 24

Systemic Infections (Chapters 25 and 26)

Presentations 28-30 due

April 27

Presentations 28-30 ... Septicemia; Lyme Disease v West Nile Fever; Hepatitis A&E v Hepatitis B,C&D (Chapter 26)

April 29

Genitourinary Tract Infections (Chapters 25 and 26)

May 1

Genitourinary Tract Infections (Chapters 25 and 26)

Review Session (only questions) 7:00 pm

May 6

Final Examination (12:30 pm ... Chapters 25 and 26)

Textbook

Slonczewski, J.L., and J.W. Foster. 2009. Microbiology: An Evolving Science, First Edition. Norton, New York. (Available in standard format from bookstores or as an ebook fron nortonebooks.com