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Bacteria: An Overview

Description: Bacteria are single-celled microscopic organisms. Although most types of bacteria survive in the environment around us as independent organisms, there are some species of bacteria that live within the human body. These organisms can be beneficial, neutral, or harmful to the tissues they inhabit. This course reviews the cellular composition, life cycle, and classification of bacteria.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

CELLULAR COMPOSITION
4. Objectives
5. The Cell Wall and Gram Classification
6. Cytoplasm
7. DNA
8. RNA
9. Capsule and Flagella
10. Taxis
11. Fimbriae and Pili
12. Progress Check

GROWTH
13. Objectives
14. Binary Fission and Fragmentation
15. Reproduction Requirements
16. Sporulation
17. Growth in a New Environment
18. Progress Check

CLASSIFICATION
19. Objectives
20. Phylogenetic Tree
21. Binomial Nomenclature
22. Cell Shape and Arrangement
23. Gram Stain Reaction
24. Oxygen Requirements
25. Metabolic Requirements
26. Symbiotic Relationships
27. Bacterial Subtypes
28. Mode of Pathogenic Action
29. Disease-causing Characteristics
30. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
31. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

Describe the key characteristics of bacteria
List the cellular structures found in a bacterium
Explain binary fission
Define "bacterial growth"
Describe the physical and chemical requirements for bacterial growth and reproduction
List the four phases of bacterial growth
Classify common types of bacteria on the species level
Differentiate between gram positive and gram negative bacteria
Describe the difference between aerobic and anaerobic bacteria
Explain the differences between "commensalism," "mutualism," and "parasitism"
List common human bacterial pathogens

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