Local Antibiotic Discovery
Location
CoLab
Start Date
3-5-2019 9:00 AM
End Date
3-5-2019 10:15 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
This project discovers potential antibiotic producing bacteria within soil in hopes of finding a new antibiotic. Various tests and diagnostics are used in the process of isolating candidates, finding zones of inhibition across tester strains, and determining the characteristic and genome of a specific bacteria species. The isolation process takes place through the collection of a soil sample, serial dilutions of sample, and acquiring a master plate. Isolated candidates are then tested for zones of inhibition across several tester strains through a series of Kirby-Bauer tests. Characteristics and Genome of the primary candidate for antibiotic potential are found through Gram Stains and DNA sequencing/Metabolic testing. These results shall determine the properties and origins of a bacterium that present such findings.
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Local Antibiotic Discovery
CoLab
This project discovers potential antibiotic producing bacteria within soil in hopes of finding a new antibiotic. Various tests and diagnostics are used in the process of isolating candidates, finding zones of inhibition across tester strains, and determining the characteristic and genome of a specific bacteria species. The isolation process takes place through the collection of a soil sample, serial dilutions of sample, and acquiring a master plate. Isolated candidates are then tested for zones of inhibition across several tester strains through a series of Kirby-Bauer tests. Characteristics and Genome of the primary candidate for antibiotic potential are found through Gram Stains and DNA sequencing/Metabolic testing. These results shall determine the properties and origins of a bacterium that present such findings.
Comments
The faculty supervisor for this project was Melissa Beaty, Biology.