Optional Background Readings for the Lectures Microbiology 1, 2, and 3 Lecture 1 Bacteria: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteria Viruses: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_viruses Prions: http://en.wikipedia.

org/wiki/Prions Viroids: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viroids

Lecture 2 Protozoa: http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/index.html?http://www.microscopyuk.org.uk/pond/protozoa.html Sporazoa: http://www.cbv.ns.ca/mchs/diversity/ProtozoansPage1.html Diatoms: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/bacillariophyta.html Dinoflagellates: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinoflagellate Green Algae: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/greenalgae/greenalgae.html Lecture 3 Fungi: http://herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/funfacts/kingfact.htm Yeast: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeast Lysergic Acid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysergic_acid Penicillin: http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/Penicillin.htm