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MBI 220 - Introduction to Microbiology
Fall 2012
10:00 - 10:50 AM
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
K-207 (2-6408)
See below for MBI 220 Exam Information
| Date | Title | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| Fri - Aug 31 | Introduction | Scott Butler |
| Mon - Sept 3 | Labor Day - No Class | |
| Wed - Sept 5 | Bacterial Structure Parts | Scott Butler |
| Fri - Sept 7 | Cell Membrane and Cell Wall | Scott Butler |
| Mon - Sept 10 | Surface Appendages | Scott Butler |
| Wed - Sept 12 | Metabolism: Bioenergetics & Metabolism |
Scott Butler |
| Fri - Sept 14 | Catabolism & Carbon Fixation | Scott Butler |
| Mon - Sept 17 | Photosynthesis | Scott Butler |
| Wed - Sept 19 | Chemolithotrophy | Scott Butler |
| Fri - Sept 21 | Regulation of Enzyme Activity and Synthesis |
Scott Butler |
| Mon - Sept 24 | Gene Regulatory Mechanisms of Bacteria |
Scott Butler |
| Wed - Sept 26 | Genetics: Mutation and Suppression | Scott Butler |
| Fri - Sept 28 | Transformation and Recombination | Scott Butler |
| Mon - Oct 1 | Plasmids and Conjugation | Scott Butler |
| Wed - Oct 3 | Transduction and Pathogenicity Islands | Scott Butler |
| Fri - Oct 5 | EXAM (Lectures 1 - 14) | |
| Mon - Oct 8 | FALL BREAK - NO CLASS | |
| Wed - Oct 10 | Phylogeny and Diversity: Bacterial Phylogeny |
Rick Barth |
| Fri - Oct 12 | Bacteria | Rick Barth |
| Mon - Oct 15 | Archaea | Rick Barth |
| Wed - Oct 17 | Viruses: General Virology | Rick Barth |
| Fri - Oct 19 | Bacterial Viruses | Rick Barth |
| Mon - Oct 22 | Animal Viruses | Rick Barth |
| Wed - Oct 24 | Influenza Viruses, HIV, and Antivirals | Rick Barth |
| Fri - Oct 26 | Viral Diseases: Influenza | Rick Barth |
| Mon - Oct 29 | AIDS | Rick Barth |
| Wed - Oct 31 | Some Other Human Viruses | Rick Barth |
| Fri - Nov 2 | Immunology: Antibodies | Rick Barth |
| Mon - Nov 5 | Immune Response and Vaccines | Rick Barth |
| Wed - Nov 7 | EXAM 2 (Lectures 15 - 26) Exam in K-307 (Room 3-6408) |
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| Fri - Nov 9 | Microbial Growth: Growth Curves | Constantine Haidaris |
| Fri - Nov 12 | Environmental Conditions, Antibiotics | Constantine Haidaris |
| Wed - Nov 14 | Microbial Ecology: Ecosystems | Constantine Haidaris |
| Fri - Nov 16 | Plant-microbe Interactions | Constantine Haidaris |
| Mon Nov 19 | Human-microbe Interactions: Normal Flora |
Constantine Haidaris |
| Wed - Nov 21 | NO CLASS | |
| Fri - Nov 23 | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY NO CLASS |
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| Mon - Nov 26 | Toxins and Virulence Factors | Constantine Haidaris |
| Wed - Nov 28 | Bacterial Diseases: Airborne and Direct Contact |
Constantine Haidaris |
| Fri - Nov 30 | Sexually Transmitted Infections | Constantine Haidaris |
| Mon - Dec 3 | Vectorborne and Soilborne | Constantine Haidaris |
| Mon - Dec 5 | Waterborne | Constantine Haidaris |
| Fri - Dec 7 | Foodborne | Constantine Haidaris |
| Mon - Dec 10 | Epidemiology, and Emerging and Reemerging Diseases | Constantine Haidaris |
| Wed - Dec 12 | The Future - Green Microbiology | Constantine Haidaris |
| Tues - Dec 18 | FINAL EXAM -
(50% Lectures 27-39 and
50% cumulative) 12:30 - 3:30 PM Upper S-wing Auditorium (Room 3-7619) |
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MBI 220 EXAMS EXAM 1: Friday, October 5: Exam 1 will cover lectures 1-14, and will count for 25% of your final grade FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, December 18 at 12:30 PM: 50% of the Final Exam will cover lectures 27-39 and 50% will be cumulative. The Final Exam will count for 50% of your final grade. The Final Exam can only be taken on Tuesday December 18 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM. |
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