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Microbial Diversity
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Description
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1
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Explain characterization of organisms, including viruses, bacteria, prions, fungi, and protozoa.
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2
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Classify organisms.
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3
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Use staining techniques to classify specific organisms.
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Microbial Cell Biology
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Order
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Description
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1
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Summarize the morphology of bacteria
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2
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Explain the fine structure of bacteria.
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3
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Identify common gram negative and gram positive bacteria.
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4
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Describe bacteria with unusual properties and complex morphology.
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5
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Execute various staining techniques in order to study the morphology of microorganisms.
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6
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Describe bacterial growth.
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7
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Explain the replication of bacteria.
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8
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Explain the replication of viruses.
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9
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Estimate the number of microbes in a culture medium by both direct and indirect methods.
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10
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Use appropriate microbiological media and test systems.
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11
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Cultivate specific microorganisms in various media.
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12
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Describe the various types of energy production.
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13
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Understand the metabolic diversity of microbes.
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Microbial Genetics
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Order
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Description
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1
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Describe the cause, consequences and uses of mutations.
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2
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Explain genetic transfer and recombination.
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3
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Identify applications of biotechnology.
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Interactions and Impact of Microorganisms and Humans
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Order
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Description
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1
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Describe factors that affect the ability of the host to resist infection.
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2
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Describe host innate or natural defense mechanisms.
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3
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Discuss innate host defenses that offer resistance to microorganism establishment.
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4
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Discuss adaptive host defenses that offer resistance to microorganism establishment, including antibody formation, active and passive immunity, and natural and acquired immunity
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5
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Differentiate between innate and acquired immunity.
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6
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Discuss the disorders of the immune system.
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7
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Discuss principles of epidemiology.
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8
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Explain portals of entry for pathogenic agents.
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9
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Describe the evasion mechanisms of the pathogen.
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10
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Describe indirect and direct disease transmission methods.
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11
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Discuss the effects of immunosuppressive drug therapy, concurrent disease, and aging on the host-parasite relationship.
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12
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Discuss the methods by which various antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents affect microorganisms.
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13
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Discuss practical applications of various disinfection and sterilization procedures.
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14
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Determine antibiotic sensitivity.
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15
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Determine the impact of various disinfectants and antiseptics on microorganisms.
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16
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Evaluate sterility testing procedures.
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17
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Properly use aseptic techniques.
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Microorganisms and Human Disease
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Order
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Description
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1
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Identify the causative agents for the major microbial diseases for each of the following body systems: respiratory, digestive, genitourinary, integumentary, cardiovascular, nervous, and lymphatic.
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2
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Describe the symptoms and treatment for the major microbial diseases for each of the body systems.
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3
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Perform tests for detecting microbial infections.
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4
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Discuss methods of control and prevention of disease.
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5
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Discuss and describe emerging infectious diseases and their ramifications on human health.
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