LON-CAPA Lecture Index MCB 229 Spring 2000 UConn
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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 1/27
Introduction to Microbiology
Study Guide 1 -- see next lecture
Preface
Ch. 1
Tu 2/1
Microscopy. Procaryote anatomy: membranes & internal structures. Ch. 2
Ch. 3 (p. 37-51)
Th 2/3
Procaryote anatomy: cell envelope, motility, endospores Ch. 3 (p. 51-69)
Tu 2/8
Eucaryotic structure. Fungi Ch. 4
Ch.25 (p. 523-530; skim rest)
Th 2/10
Microbial Nutrition
Microbial Growth
Ch. 5
Ch. 6
Tu 2/15
Control of Microbial Growth
Metabolism: introduction
Ch. 7
Ch. 8
Th 2/17
Metabolism: glycolysis & fermentation Ch. 9 (p. 164-168; 174-176)
Tu 2/22
Metabolism: aerobic & anaerobic respiration Ch. 9 (p. 169-174; 176-179)
Th 2/24
Metabolism: aerobic & anaerobic respiration (cont from previous lecture). no new reading
Tu 2/29
EXAM #1  
Th 3/2
Metabolism: 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 3/7
Metabolism: some anabolic pathways
Microbial Ecology & Nutrient Cycling
Ch. 10 (p. 191-193; 196-203; 206-208)
Ch. 40 (pp. 832-844)
Th 3/9
DNA Replication & RNA Transcription
Ch. 11 (p. 212-225)
Tu 3/14
Translation & the Genetic Code Ch. 11 (p. 226-233)
Chapter 13 (p. 258-262)
Th 3/16
Regulation of Metabolism Ch. 12 (p. 237-250)
3/18-26
SPRING RECESS  
Tu 3/28
Microbial Evolution & Taxonomy Ch. 19
Th 3/30
Microbial genetics: general principles Ch. 13
Tu 4/4
Microbial genetics: recombination and plasmids Ch. 14
Th 4/6
Viruses: general principles. Bacteriophages Ch. 16, 17
Tu 4/11
EXAM #2  
Th 4/13
Animal Viruses Ch. 18
Tu 4/18
Symbiosis & Normal Microbiota
Ch. 28
Th 4/20
Parasitism. Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Ch. 29 (p. 581-591)
Tu 4/25
Selected bacterial diseases Ch. 37, 38 (see study guide 20)
Th 4/27
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Nonspecific Host Defenses
Ch. 33
Ch. 29 (p. 591-602)
Tu 5/2
Immune Response: Antigens & Antibodies Ch. 30
Th 5/4
Immune Response: B- and T-cell biology Ch. 31
Tu 5/9
Epidemiology & Public Health Microbiology Ch. 35
Sat 5/13
Final Exam: 1 p.m., TLS 154