Testing Potential Antibiotic Resistance of Soil
Location
CoLab, OCB 100
Start Date
27-4-2018 1:30 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
The purpose of this study is to test potential antibiotic resistance with a soil sample. Soil plays a key role in the diversity of life itself. 50% of the Earth's atmospheric oxygen is produced by soil, and 60% of the clinically important antibiotics we use today are produced by soil bacteria. Therefore, soil is the best place to look for new potential antibiotics. The soil sample will go through a serial dilution, be individually colonized, and tested against different Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The results of testing our soil samples against different bacteria will give indication of an ability to be antibiotic resistant.
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Testing Potential Antibiotic Resistance of Soil
CoLab, OCB 100
The purpose of this study is to test potential antibiotic resistance with a soil sample. Soil plays a key role in the diversity of life itself. 50% of the Earth's atmospheric oxygen is produced by soil, and 60% of the clinically important antibiotics we use today are produced by soil bacteria. Therefore, soil is the best place to look for new potential antibiotics. The soil sample will go through a serial dilution, be individually colonized, and tested against different Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The results of testing our soil samples against different bacteria will give indication of an ability to be antibiotic resistant.
Comments
The faculty supervisor for this project was Melissa Beaty, Biology.