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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


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