Microbiology

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain adaptive immunity.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe use of antimicrobiotic drugs including how they were developed historically, how they work, common types, related diagnostic tests and procedures, resistance, and safety.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe microbiology concepts as they relate to food packaging, production, and preservation as well as industrial applications such as fermentation, industrial products, and alternative energy sources.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain the function and types of biotechnology involving DNA technology including recombinant DNA technologies, techniques for genetic modification, tools used, applications, safety issues, and ethical considerations.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the structure, function, and microbial Diseases of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain basic chemistry concepts including atomic and molecular structure, chemical reactions, and inorganic and organic compounds.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the structure, function, normal microbiota, and microbial Diseases of the digestive system.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe environmental microbiology in terms of diversity, habitats, microbes in soil and water, biogeochemical cycles, and sewage and water treatment.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the anatomy and physiological processes of cellular organelles of prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain host responses to microorganisms including hypersensitivity, autoimmune Diseases, human leukocyte antigen complex, cancer, immunodeficiencies, and AIDS.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the application of immunology concepts in terms of vaccines and diagnostic immunology techniques.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain how microorganisms cause Infections and disease in host organisms including the etiology of infectious disease, predisposition and development of disease, the spread of the infection, the classification of infectious Diseases, nosocomial Infections and emerging infectious Diseases, and the study of infectious Diseases.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain innate immunity in terms of first and second lines of defense.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the structure and function of genetic material in microorganisms including regulation of gene expression, types and Causes of mutations, genetic transfer and recombination, and involvement in evolution theories.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe microbial growth in terms of requirements, culture media and growth techniques, unique growth processes for bacteria, and Methods for measurement.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the mechanism of disease infection including the ways in which microorganisms enter a host, penetrate host defenses, damage host cells, and exit the host.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain the chemical reactions and processes involved in microbial metabolism.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain how microorganisms are classified and identified.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe the structure, function, and microbial Diseases of the nervous system.

This badge demonstrates the earner's ability to describe how microbes are studied using microscopy including units of measurement, preparation of specimens, and function and use of various types of microscopes.