Molecular genetics of bacteria The bacterial chromosome : DNA structure replication and segregation Bacterial gene expression : transcription translation and protein folding Bacterial genetic analysis : forward and reverse Plasmids Conjugation Transformation Lytic bacteriophages : development genetics and generalized transduction Lysogeny : the  paradigm and the role of lysogenic conversion in bacterial pathogenesis Transposition site specific recombination and families of recombinases Molecular mechanisms of homologous recombination DNA repair and mutagenesis Regulation of gene expression : operons Global regulation : regulons stimulons and cell cell communication Bacterial cell compartmentalization and sporulation