General Microbiology - MBI -140

Course Specialization:

Benefiting College: Science. Introduction to microbiology, sterilization, groups of microorganisms, their habitats, structure, nutrition, growth and reproduction, relationship with other organisms, their economic importance.

The topics covered in this course include the ones listed below.

1. Principles of Microbiology
2. History of microbiology
3. Microscopes
4. Microorganisms and Their Environments
5. The Impact of Microorganisms on Humans
6. Microbial Diversity
7. Microbial cell structure Prokaryotes
8. Microbial cell structure Eukaryotes
9. Microbial cell structure
10. Nutrition and Cell Chemistry
11. Microbial growth
12. Environmental Factors Affecting Growth
13. Antimicrobial Agents and Immunology