| ASSIGNMENT | ||
| January 8 | Course Introduction: Syllabus, Grading, Attendance,Honor Code Historical background - The Early Years, The Golden Age (Pasteur & Koch) | Preface; to the Student Chap. 1 p. 1-24 |
| January 15 | Martin Luther King Day - No classes | |
| January 22 | The Role of Molecular Genetics, Current Challenges, Brief Survey of Microorganisms | Chap. 3 p. 50-74 |
| January 26 | Classification & Techniques | Chap. 10 p. 282-294 |
| January 29 | Bacterial Structure | Chap. 4 p. 77-112 |
| January 31 | Bacterial Growth - Requirements & Measurement | Chap. 6 p. 159-185 |
| February 5 | The Fungi - Medical Mycology | Chap. 12 p. 344-356 |
| February 9 | EXAM #1 | |
| February 12 | Physical Control of Microorganisms | Chap. 7 p. 187-196 |
| February 16 | Chemical Control of Microorganisms | Chap. 7 p. 196-211 |
| February 19 | Chemotherapeutics | Chap. 20 p. 581-586 |
| February 26 | Antibiotics: Types, Testing, Factors Affecting | Chap. 20 p. 587-610 |
| March 5 | Infection and Disease | Chap. 14 p. 420-448 |
| March 12-18 | Spring Break - No Class | |
| March 23 | EXAM #2 | |
| March 26 | Pathogenicity | Chap. 15 p. 451-471 |
| April 2 | Resistance and Immunity | selected pages of Chapters 16, 17 |
| April 9 | Selected Pathogens | Chapters 21-26 |
| May 2, Finals Week | Final Lecture Exam (April 30, 2007) |