Start Date
28-4-2022 1:30 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
This research was aimed towards finding bacteria with antimicrobial properties to help with the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. I started with a serial dilution of a soil sample, and grew the bacteria on an agar plate. I then challenged different bacteria from the plate against known ESKAPE pathogen relatives. I could not find any bacteria with potential, so I adopted a candidate from a classmate. I then gram stained, spore stained, PCR, and sent the candidate to the lab for sequencing. The name of the bacteria will be revealed at the symposium.
Search for Antimicrobial Properties
This research was aimed towards finding bacteria with antimicrobial properties to help with the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. I started with a serial dilution of a soil sample, and grew the bacteria on an agar plate. I then challenged different bacteria from the plate against known ESKAPE pathogen relatives. I could not find any bacteria with potential, so I adopted a candidate from a classmate. I then gram stained, spore stained, PCR, and sent the candidate to the lab for sequencing. The name of the bacteria will be revealed at the symposium.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Angela Consani, Biology.