1. A Brief History of Microbiology
2. Cell Structure and Function
3. Microscopy, Staining, and Classification
4. Microbial Metabolism
5. Microbial Nutrition and Growth
6. Microbial Genetics
7. Recombinant DNA Technology
8. Controlling Microbial Growth in the Environment
9. Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body: Antimicrobial Drugs
10. Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes
11. Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes
12. Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
13. Infection, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology
14. Innate Immunity
15. Adaptive Immunity
16. Immunization and Immune Testing
17. AIDS and Other Immune Disorders
18. Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Wounds
19. Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System and Eyes
20. Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Diseases
21. Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System
22. Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System
23. Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems
24. Applied and Environmental Microbiology