SWI Antibiotic Research Project
Location
CoLab, OCB 100
Start Date
28-4-2017 1:00 PM
End Date
28-4-2017 2:45 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
As the use of antibiotics has increased since their earliest production, so has the number of antibiotic resistant bacteria over the decades. Because of the great need for new antibiotics that will not be resisted by evolving pathogens, studies are being conducted using all types of methods across the globe. One of the most valued sources leading to the discovery of Eskape Pathogen resistant antibiotics is the culturing of new species found in soil. This project is based on the experimentation of a soil sample from Lawrence, KS, that was serially diluted to find what is suspected to be a new form of bacterial culture. Through initial testing, the experimental culture known as ERP5G63, has shown to inhibit some of the Eskape pathogen relatives. This culture will continue to be tested against pathogens and other bacteria in hopes that it might lead to the discovery of a new and useful antibiotic.
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SWI Antibiotic Research Project
CoLab, OCB 100
As the use of antibiotics has increased since their earliest production, so has the number of antibiotic resistant bacteria over the decades. Because of the great need for new antibiotics that will not be resisted by evolving pathogens, studies are being conducted using all types of methods across the globe. One of the most valued sources leading to the discovery of Eskape Pathogen resistant antibiotics is the culturing of new species found in soil. This project is based on the experimentation of a soil sample from Lawrence, KS, that was serially diluted to find what is suspected to be a new form of bacterial culture. Through initial testing, the experimental culture known as ERP5G63, has shown to inhibit some of the Eskape pathogen relatives. This culture will continue to be tested against pathogens and other bacteria in hopes that it might lead to the discovery of a new and useful antibiotic.
Comments
The faculty supervisor on this project is Jamie Cunningham, Biology.