Microbiology and Immunology

  1. Bacterial Structure and Function
    1. Bacterial Morphology
      1. Basic Cell Shapes
        1. Spherical Forms
          1. Rod-Shaped Forms
            1. Spiral Forms
              1. Curved Forms
                1. Pleomorphic Forms
                2. Cellular Arrangements
                  1. Single Cells
                    1. Pairs
                      1. Chains
                        1. Clusters
                          1. Tetrads
                            1. Packets
                            2. Size Relationships
                              1. Typical Bacterial Dimensions
                                1. Size Variation Among Species
                              2. Cell Envelope Structure
                                1. Cytoplasmic Membrane
                                  1. Phospholipid Bilayer Structure
                                    1. Membrane Proteins
                                      1. Transport Functions
                                        1. Energy Conservation
                                        2. Cell Wall Architecture
                                          1. Peptidoglycan Structure
                                            1. Biosynthesis of Peptidoglycan
                                            2. Gram-Positive Cell Wall
                                              1. Thick Peptidoglycan Layer
                                                1. Teichoic Acids
                                                  1. Lipoteichoic Acids
                                                  2. Gram-Negative Cell Wall
                                                    1. Thin Peptidoglycan Layer
                                                      1. Periplasmic Space
                                                        1. Outer Membrane Structure
                                                          1. Lipopolysaccharide
                                                            1. Porins and Transport
                                                            2. Specialized Cell Walls
                                                              1. Acid-Fast Cell Wall
                                                                1. Mycolic Acids
                                                                  1. Cell Walls of Archaea
                                                                2. Cytoplasmic Components
                                                                  1. Nucleoid Structure
                                                                    1. Chromosomal DNA Organization
                                                                      1. DNA-Binding Proteins
                                                                      2. Ribosomes
                                                                        1. 70S Ribosome Structure
                                                                          1. Protein Synthesis
                                                                          2. Plasmids
                                                                            1. Autonomous Replication
                                                                              1. Types of Plasmids
                                                                                1. Plasmid Functions
                                                                                2. Inclusion Bodies
                                                                                  1. Storage Granules
                                                                                    1. Gas Vesicles
                                                                                      1. Magnetosomes
                                                                                    2. External Structures
                                                                                      1. Surface Layers
                                                                                        1. Capsules
                                                                                          1. Slime Layers
                                                                                            1. S-Layers
                                                                                            2. Motility Structures
                                                                                              1. Flagellar Structure
                                                                                                1. Flagellar Arrangement Patterns
                                                                                                  1. Mechanism of Flagellar Motion
                                                                                                    1. Chemotaxis
                                                                                                    2. Attachment Structures
                                                                                                      1. Fimbriae
                                                                                                        1. Pili
                                                                                                          1. Adhesins
                                                                                                        2. Specialized Structures
                                                                                                          1. Endospores
                                                                                                            1. Spore Structure
                                                                                                              1. Sporulation Process
                                                                                                                1. Spore Resistance Properties
                                                                                                                  1. Germination Process
                                                                                                                  2. Prosthecae and Stalks
                                                                                                                    1. Sheaths and Holdfasts

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