Bacteriology

  1. Bacterial Metabolism and Growth
    1. Nutritional Requirements
      1. Macronutrients
        1. Carbon Sources
          1. Nitrogen Sources
            1. Phosphorus Sources
              1. Sulfur Sources
                1. Oxygen Requirements
                  1. Hydrogen Sources
                  2. Micronutrients (Trace Elements)
                    1. Iron
                      1. Magnesium
                        1. Zinc
                          1. Manganese
                            1. Copper
                              1. Molybdenum
                              2. Growth Factors
                                1. Vitamins
                                  1. Amino Acids
                                    1. Purines and Pyrimidines
                                      1. Organic Cofactors
                                    2. Nutritional Types
                                      1. Based on Carbon Source
                                        1. Autotrophs
                                          1. Photoautotrophs
                                            1. Chemoautotrophs
                                            2. Heterotrophs
                                              1. Saprophytes
                                                1. Parasites
                                              2. Based on Energy Source
                                                1. Phototrophs
                                                  1. Oxygenic Photosynthesis
                                                    1. Anoxygenic Photosynthesis
                                                    2. Chemotrophs
                                                      1. Chemoorganotrophs
                                                        1. Chemolithotrophs
                                                    3. Energy Production
                                                      1. Cellular Respiration
                                                        1. Aerobic Respiration
                                                          1. Glycolysis
                                                            1. Citric Acid Cycle
                                                              1. Electron Transport Chain
                                                                1. ATP Synthesis
                                                                2. Anaerobic Respiration
                                                                  1. Alternative Electron Acceptors
                                                                    1. Nitrate Reduction
                                                                      1. Sulfate Reduction
                                                                        1. Carbonate Reduction
                                                                      2. Fermentation
                                                                        1. Lactic Acid Fermentation
                                                                          1. Alcohol Fermentation
                                                                            1. Mixed Acid Fermentation
                                                                              1. Butyric Acid Fermentation
                                                                                1. Propionic Acid fermentation
                                                                                2. Photosynthesis
                                                                                  1. Light Reactions
                                                                                    1. Dark Reactions
                                                                                      1. Photosystems
                                                                                    2. Biosynthesis (Anabolism)
                                                                                      1. Synthesis of Peptidoglycan
                                                                                        1. Synthesis of Amino Acids and Proteins
                                                                                          1. Synthesis of Nucleic Acids
                                                                                            1. Synthesis of Lipids
                                                                                              1. Synthesis of Polysaccharides
                                                                                                1. Synthesis of Cofactors and Vitamins
                                                                                                2. Bacterial Growth
                                                                                                  1. Binary Fission
                                                                                                    1. Steps of Binary Fission
                                                                                                      1. DNA Replication
                                                                                                        1. Cell Division
                                                                                                        2. Generation Time
                                                                                                          1. Factors Affecting Generation Time
                                                                                                            1. Calculation Methods
                                                                                                            2. The Bacterial Growth Curve
                                                                                                              1. Lag Phase
                                                                                                                1. Log (Exponential) Phase
                                                                                                                  1. Stationary Phase
                                                                                                                    1. Death (Decline) Phase
                                                                                                                    2. Continuous Culture
                                                                                                                      1. Chemostat
                                                                                                                        1. Turbidostat
                                                                                                                      2. Environmental Factors Affecting Growth
                                                                                                                        1. Temperature
                                                                                                                          1. Psychrophiles
                                                                                                                            1. Mesophiles
                                                                                                                              1. Thermophiles
                                                                                                                                1. Hyperthermophiles
                                                                                                                                  1. Temperature Adaptation Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                  2. pH
                                                                                                                                    1. Acidophiles
                                                                                                                                      1. Neutrophiles
                                                                                                                                        1. Alkaliphiles
                                                                                                                                          1. pH Homeostasis
                                                                                                                                          2. Oxygen Requirements
                                                                                                                                            1. Obligate Aerobes
                                                                                                                                              1. Obligate Anaerobes
                                                                                                                                                1. Facultative Anaerobes
                                                                                                                                                  1. Aerotolerant Anaerobes
                                                                                                                                                    1. Microaerophiles
                                                                                                                                                    2. Water Activity and Osmotic Pressure
                                                                                                                                                      1. Halophiles
                                                                                                                                                        1. Osmotolerant Bacteria
                                                                                                                                                          1. Xerophiles
                                                                                                                                                            1. Osmotic Adaptation
                                                                                                                                                            2. Pressure
                                                                                                                                                              1. Barophiles
                                                                                                                                                                1. Pressure Effects on Growth
                                                                                                                                                                2. Radiation
                                                                                                                                                                  1. UV Radiation Effects
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Ionizing Radiation Effects
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Radiation Resistance

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