Microbiology

  1. Eukaryotic Microorganisms
    1. Fungi
      1. Fungal Characteristics
        1. Eukaryotic Organization
          1. Heterotrophic Nutrition
            1. Cell Wall Composition
              1. Reproductive Strategies
              2. Fungal Morphology
                1. Yeasts
                  1. Unicellular Forms
                    1. Budding Reproduction
                    2. Molds
                      1. Filamentous Growth
                        1. Hyphal Structure
                          1. Mycelium Formation
                          2. Dimorphic Fungi
                            1. Environmental Switching
                              1. Pathogenic Significance
                            2. Fungal Classification
                              1. Ascomycetes
                                1. Basidiomycetes
                                  1. Zygomycetes
                                    1. Deuteromycetes
                                    2. Medical Mycology
                                      1. Superficial Mycoses
                                        1. Cutaneous Mycoses
                                          1. Subcutaneous Mycoses
                                            1. Systemic Mycoses
                                              1. Opportunistic Infections
                                            2. Algae
                                              1. Algal Characteristics
                                                1. Photosynthetic Capability
                                                  1. Aquatic Habitats
                                                    1. Oxygen Production
                                                      1. Primary Producers
                                                      2. Major Algal Groups
                                                        1. Green Algae
                                                          1. Brown Algae
                                                            1. Red Algae
                                                              1. Diatoms
                                                                1. Dinoflagellates
                                                                2. Ecological Significance
                                                                  1. Marine Food Chains
                                                                    1. Freshwater Ecosystems
                                                                      1. Algal Blooms
                                                                        1. Toxin Production
                                                                      2. Protozoa
                                                                        1. Protozoan Characteristics
                                                                          1. Single-Celled Eukaryotes
                                                                            1. Heterotrophic Nutrition
                                                                              1. Motility Mechanisms
                                                                                1. Complex Life Cycles
                                                                                2. Classification by Motility
                                                                                  1. Flagellates
                                                                                    1. Ciliates
                                                                                      1. Amoeboids
                                                                                        1. Sporozoans
                                                                                        2. Parasitic Protozoa
                                                                                          1. Malaria Parasites
                                                                                            1. Trypanosomes
                                                                                              1. Giardia
                                                                                                1. Entamoeba
                                                                                                2. Life Cycle Complexity
                                                                                                  1. Trophozoite Stage
                                                                                                    1. Cyst Stage
                                                                                                      1. Multiple Hosts
                                                                                                    2. Helminths
                                                                                                      1. Helminth Characteristics
                                                                                                        1. Multicellular Parasites
                                                                                                          1. Complex Life Cycles
                                                                                                            1. Host Specificity
                                                                                                            2. Platyhelminthes
                                                                                                              1. Trematodes
                                                                                                                1. Fluke Infections
                                                                                                                  1. Intermediate Hosts
                                                                                                                  2. Cestodes
                                                                                                                    1. Tapeworm Infections
                                                                                                                      1. Segmented Body
                                                                                                                    2. Nematodes
                                                                                                                      1. Roundworm Infections
                                                                                                                        1. Direct and Indirect Life Cycles
                                                                                                                          1. Soil Transmission
                                                                                                                        2. Arthropod Vectors
                                                                                                                          1. Vector Types
                                                                                                                            1. Mosquitoes
                                                                                                                              1. Ticks
                                                                                                                                1. Fleas
                                                                                                                                  1. Flies
                                                                                                                                  2. Disease Transmission
                                                                                                                                    1. Mechanical Transmission
                                                                                                                                      1. Biological Transmission
                                                                                                                                        1. Vector Control

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