Reading Assignments
MCB 229. Spring 2000. Univ. of Conn.
Professor Thomas M. Terry
Last revised: Wednesday, April 19, 2000
Topics will be covered in the following sequence. Required reading in Microbiology, 4th Ed., by Prescott et al is listed. Lecture notes can be accessed by clicking on each topic.
Access to Study Guides
Date Topic Reading Th 1/27Introduction to Microbiology
Study Guide 1 -- see next lecturePreface
Ch. 1 Tu 2/1
Microscopy. Procaryote anatomy: membranes & internal structures. Ch. 2
Ch. 3 (p. 37-51) Th 2/3Procaryote anatomy: cell envelope, motility, endospores Ch. 3 (p. 51-69) Tu 2/8Eucaryotic structure. Fungi Ch. 4
Ch.25 (p. 523-530; skim rest) Th 2/10Microbial Nutrition
Microbial GrowthCh. 5
Ch. 6 Tu 2/15Control of Microbial Growth
Metabolism: introductionCh. 7
Ch. 8 Th 2/17Metabolism: glycolysis & fermentation Ch. 9 (p. 164-168; 174-176) Tu 2/22Metabolism: aerobic & anaerobic respiration Ch. 9 (p. 169-174; 176-179) Th 2/24Metabolism: aerobic & anaerobic respiration (cont from previous lecture). no new reading Tu 2/29EXAM #1 Th 3/2Metabolism: autotrophs (chemolithotrophs & phototrophs)
Note: quiz on this material has already been completed. No new quiz for today.Ch. 9 (p. 179-187)
Ch. 10 (p. 193-195) Tu 3/7Metabolism: some anabolic pathways
Microbial Ecology & Nutrient CyclingCh. 10 (p. 191-193; 196-203; 206-208)
Ch. 40 (pp. 832-844) Th 3/9DNA Replication & RNA Transcription
Ch. 11 (p. 212-225) Tu 3/14Translation & the Genetic Code Ch. 11 (p. 226-233)
Chapter 13 (p. 258-262) Th 3/16Regulation of Metabolism Ch. 12 (p. 237-250) 3/18-26SPRING RECESS Tu 3/28Microbial Evolution & Taxonomy Ch. 19 Th 3/30Microbial genetics: general principles Ch. 13 Tu 4/4Microbial genetics: recombination and plasmids Ch. 14 Th 4/6Viruses: general principles. Bacteriophages Ch. 16, 17 Tu 4/11EXAM #2 Th 4/13Animal Viruses Ch. 18 Tu 4/18Symbiosis & Normal Microbiota
Ch. 28 Th 4/20Parasitism. Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Ch. 29 (p. 581-591) Tu 4/25Selected bacterial diseases Ch. 37, 38 (see study guide 20) Th 4/27Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Nonspecific Host Defenses
Ch. 33
Ch. 29 (p. 591-602) Tu 5/2Immune Response: Antigens & Antibodies Ch. 30 Th 5/4Immune Response: B- and T-cell biology Ch. 31 Tu 5/9Epidemiology & Public Health Microbiology Ch. 35 Sat 5/13Final Exam: 1 p.m., TLS 154