Antibiotic Potential in Soil
Location
CoLab, OCB 100
Start Date
27-4-2018 10:30 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
This study is being conducted in order to help with the antibiotic resistance era the world now faces. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2 million people each year in the United States are infected with antibiotic-resisting bacteria and at least 23,000 of those people die each year. Part of the Small World Initiative research project is finding potential candidates in the soil that could have antibiotic qualities. We start by gathering soil from the area, in this case the Kansas City area, and begin using serial dilutions and 50 % TSA agar plates to grow the bacteria. We look for zones of inhibition surrounding individual colonies, which could potentially have antibiotic qualities. After transferring each bacteria to a master plate, we begin finding the best candidates from there. The candidates that show the most promise will be tested against safe alternatives to ESKAPE pathogens, to see if they are killing the pathogen, which would determine if it is in fact a potential antibiotic. We expect to see some bacteria from the soil turn into a potential antibiotic. The findings of our research indicate we may have found potential antibiotics, which will need further testing at this time.
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Antibiotic Potential in Soil
CoLab, OCB 100
This study is being conducted in order to help with the antibiotic resistance era the world now faces. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2 million people each year in the United States are infected with antibiotic-resisting bacteria and at least 23,000 of those people die each year. Part of the Small World Initiative research project is finding potential candidates in the soil that could have antibiotic qualities. We start by gathering soil from the area, in this case the Kansas City area, and begin using serial dilutions and 50 % TSA agar plates to grow the bacteria. We look for zones of inhibition surrounding individual colonies, which could potentially have antibiotic qualities. After transferring each bacteria to a master plate, we begin finding the best candidates from there. The candidates that show the most promise will be tested against safe alternatives to ESKAPE pathogens, to see if they are killing the pathogen, which would determine if it is in fact a potential antibiotic. We expect to see some bacteria from the soil turn into a potential antibiotic. The findings of our research indicate we may have found potential antibiotics, which will need further testing at this time.
Comments
The faculty supervisor for this project was Melissa Beaty, Biology.