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| Contributors | p. 3 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 5 |
| Preface | p. 7 |
| Forward | p. 11 |
| From a Student's Perspective | p. 15 |
| Introduction | p. 21 |
| Activities for Video I: The Microbial Universe | p. 25 |
| How Do You Know a Microbe When You Find One? | p. 27 |
| Modeling More Mold | p. 33 |
| Population Explosion: Modeling Phage Growth | p. 41 |
| Activities for Video II: The Unity of Living Systems | p. 51 |
| Sourdough Symbiosis | p. 53 |
| The Scale of the Microbial World | p. 57 |
| Searching for Amylase | p. 63 |
| Shaped to Survive | p. 73 |
| Activities for Video III: Metabolism | p. 83 |
| Modeling Wine Fermentation | p. 85 |
| Biosphere 2: Unexpected Interactions | p. 93 |
| The Living World of Yogurt | p. 101 |
| Modeling Microbial Growth | p. 109 |
| Activities for Video IV: Reading the Code of Life | p. 119 |
| Searching for the Hereditary Molecule | p. 121 |
| TB and Antibiotic Resistance | p. 125 |
| Molecular Forensics | p. 129 |
| Exploring HIV Evolution: An Opportunity for Research | p. 137 |
| Activities for Video V: Genetic Transfer | p. 151 |
| The Farmer and the Gene: A Case Approach to Bt Corn | p. 153 |
| Complements Please! No Compliments Necessary | p. 159 |
| Conjugation and Genetic Mapping | p. 167 |
| Activities for Video VI: Microbial Evolution | p. 179 |
| Proteins: Historians of Life on Earth | p. 181 |
| Tree of Life: An Introduction to Microbial Phylogeny | p. 191 |
| Tracking the West Nile Virus | p. 203 |
| One Cell, Three Genomes | p. 207 |
| Activities for Video VII: Microbial Diversity | p. 219 |
| Microbiology of Stratified Waters | p. 221 |
| Valuing Variable Variegation | p. 229 |
| Visualizing Microbial Proteins | p. 235 |
| Activities for Video VIII: Microbial Ecology | p. 243 |
| Investigating Predator-Prey Interactions | p. 245 |
| Exploring Microbial Fermentation with Korean Kimchee | p. 251 |
| Activities for Video IX: Microbial Control | p. 261 |
| Bioterror and the Microbiologist's Response | p. 263 |
| Mold Fights Back: A Challenge for Sanitation | p. 267 |
| Citrus Canker: Alternatives for Control | p. 279 |
| A Plague on Both Houses: Modeling Viral Infection to Control a Pest Outbreak | p. 285 |
| Activities for Video X: Microbial Interactions | p. 297 |
| Controlling Potato Blight: Past, Present, and Future | p. 299 |
| Making Sense of the Complex Life Cycles of Toxic Pfiesteria | p. 307 |
| Measles in Nakivale Refugee Camp: Epidemiology in Action | p. 313 |
| Activities for Video XI: Human Defenses | p. 321 |
| Identifying Immune Responses | p. 323 |
| Why Count Types of White Blood Cells? | p. 327 |
| Epidemiology: Understanding Disease Spread | p. 331 |
| Activities for Video XII: Microbes and Human Disease | p. 341 |
| Souvenirs: Investigating a Disease Outbreak | p. 343 |
| Maps and Microbes | p. 347 |
| Vaccine: Experimenting with Strategies to Control Infectious Disease | p. 357 |
| Celebrations and Challenges | p. 363 |
| The Microbes Count! CD | p. 365 |
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