Below is a list of topics that we covered this semester. Cho…
Below is a list of topics that we covered this semester. Choose the two that you consider to be the most important to have learned about. Rank them from 1 to 2 with 1 being most import, 2 being second most important. For each, take 3-4 sentences to describe what you know about this topic. Then add 3-4 sentences about why you chose it and ranked it where you did. Be sure to include what aspects of your personal life or career helped inform your choices. Include the word zebra somewhere in your response. #1 Topic: Description: Why I ranked it as #1: #2 Topic: Description: Why I ranked it as #2 Topics we covered: Historical events in the development of microbiology How microbes are classified Staining techniques Theories that led to our understanding of the cell- cell theory, endosymbiont theory, germ theory, etc. Characteristics unique to prokaryotes Characteristics unique to eukaryotes Viral structure and life cycle Using biochemistry to identify organisms Biofilms Cell respiration Factors that effect microbial growth- like oxygen, temperature, etc. Selective and differential media Physical and chemical methods used to control microbes aseptic technique Mechanisms of action of antibiotics Testing effectiveness of antimicrobials (disc diffusion, etc.) Antibiotic resistance Modes of disease transmission Innate immune responses including physical and chemical defenses Vaccination Hospital acquired infections Adaptive immune response- B-cells, T-cells, memory, etc.
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