All readings listed below are from this text: 
Madigan, M., J. Martinko, and J. Parker. Brock Biology of Microorganisms. 10th ed. New York: Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN: 0130662712.
| lec # | Readings |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 1 | Chapter 1.2-1.6 |
| Cell Biology and Genetics | |
| 2 | Chapter 2.1-2.3, 4.1-4.10 |
| 3 | Chapter 4.11-4.13, 7.4, 10.8-10.10, 9.1-9.3, 9.6-9.8 Chapter 9.8-9.10 (recommended) |
| 4 | Chapter 10.1-10.3, 10.5-10.8, 10.17 |
| 5 | Chapter 11.3-11.7, 11.9-11.10 |
| Biosynthesis and Fuelling | |
| 6 | Chapter 2.4, 5.1, 5.4-5.5 |
| 7 | Chapter 5.6-5.15 |
| Metabolic Diversity | |
| 8 | Chapter 17.13-17.15, 17.18. |
| 9 | Chapter 17.16-17.17, 17.19-17.21, 19.10 |
| 10 | Chapter 17.25-17.27, 17.22-17.24 |
| 11 | Chapter 17.2-17.7 |
| 12 | Chapter 8.1-8.3, 8.5-8.7 |
| Methods | |
| 13 | Chapter 19.1-19.3, 18.1-18.2 |
| 14 | Chapter 18.3-18.4 |
| 15 | Chapter 18.5 |
| 16 | Chapter 18.6-18.7 |
| Populations, Communities, Ecosystems | |
| 16 | Chapter 6.1-6.5, 6.8-6.13 |
| 17 | Chapter 19.19-19.22 |
| 18 | No reading from book |
| Applied Environmental Microbiology | |
| 19 | No reading from book |
| 20 | Chapter 19.17-19.18 |
| 21 | Chapter 19.14-19.16 |
| 22-23 | No reading from book |