Backyard Riches & Resistance
Location
CoLab
Start Date
3-5-2019 10:30 AM
End Date
3-5-2019 11:45 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
As antibiotic resistance is rising dangerously high throughout the world, this threatens our ability to effectively treat common bacterial diseases. The purpose of this experiment is to sample microbes from a soil environment in search of candidates that may inhibit microbial growth. There can be billions of bacteria in one single gram of soil – specifically in my backyard located in Lenexa, KS. This sample was serially diluted, cultivated and incubated in a lab setting, and ultimately observed for any zones of inhibition. Zones of inhibition may be indicative for the possibility of a new antibiotic. Once potential candidates have been selected, they are tested against common bacterial strains. Further testing is conducted among these strains to determine whether any of the candidates shows antimicrobial activity.
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Backyard Riches & Resistance
CoLab
As antibiotic resistance is rising dangerously high throughout the world, this threatens our ability to effectively treat common bacterial diseases. The purpose of this experiment is to sample microbes from a soil environment in search of candidates that may inhibit microbial growth. There can be billions of bacteria in one single gram of soil – specifically in my backyard located in Lenexa, KS. This sample was serially diluted, cultivated and incubated in a lab setting, and ultimately observed for any zones of inhibition. Zones of inhibition may be indicative for the possibility of a new antibiotic. Once potential candidates have been selected, they are tested against common bacterial strains. Further testing is conducted among these strains to determine whether any of the candidates shows antimicrobial activity.
Comments
The faculty supervisor for this project was Jamie Cunningham, Biology.