Lecture Topics and Related Information
Microbial Growth
Video of
binary fission of E. coli (requires Real Player or QuickTime)
Video of
endospore formation in Bacillus (requires Real Player or QuickTime)
Endospore Formation (in PowerPoint)
Anaerobic growth chambers in late 19th Century lab
(precursor for the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C.)
Food Microbiology
The
automat as an historic, hygienic, quick-food outlet
The
water activity of food and its relationship to microbial growth
Electron micrograph
showing a cross-section of 2
epithelial cells
and the "junctions" between them
Prison outbreak of Campylobacter is in the
news
Learn more about
cholera and cholera toxin
Reported infectious diseases for King County, January, 2002 (go to bottom of
page)
Bacillus
cereus -- quick food poisoning case study in the MMWR (Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report)
Attempts to Control Microbial Growth
Microbial Genetics (the Central Dogma of Molecular
Biology)
Segments of Nova's
"Cracking the Code of Life". Check them out,
especially segment #9. (requires RealNetworks RealPlayer or
Windows Media Player)
Learn more
about cystic fibrosis
Hypotheses that investigate the role of CFTR (the protein that is mutated in
cystic fibrosis) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa clearance
in the lungs and
Salmonella typhi infection can be found in the references:
1,
2,
3, and
also in the journal Nature
(1998) May 7;393(6680):79-82
DNA replication, a self-assessment tool (in PowerPoint)
Preferred usage of the term
coding
strand of DNA
Ames test
-- an example on the Web
The Structure and Discovery of Viruses:
Bacteriophage
TMV
Self-assembly and Bacteriophage Structure
"Hotspots"
of mutation in a phage genome
Variant plaque morphology resulting from mutations in a phage genome
The
temperate filamentous CTXphi
of Vibrio cholerae, can be found as a prophage in the bacterial
chromosome
The
leading cause of Otitis Media, Streptococcus pneumoniae, is
sensitive to
penicillin,
but it may also be possible to treat it in the future with
Pal (pneumococcal bacteriophage lysozyme)
Genetic Transfer and Recombination
Animal Viruses
Supplementary material on animal viruses
Retroviruses
and adeno-associated viruses (AAV) in genetic engineering (Feb. 28, 2003
Seattle P-I article)
Pathogens and Diseases of Respiratory, Nervous, and
Genito-Urinary Systems
Characteristics of selected
pathogens and their diseases
Katrin
Cartlidge obituary -- death from pneumonia followed by septicemia
Antimicrobial Drugs and Drug Resistance
Drug Resistance (in PowerPoint)
Innate Immunity -- some components are considered
"non-specific"
Innate Immunity compared to Acquired ("Adaptive") Immunity
The Immune Response & Acquired Immunity
The Structures of Immunoglobulins -- visual supplements to lecture material
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