Location
OCB 100
Start Date
28-4-2022 12:00 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
As the world evolves so does bacteria, specifically bacteria that has become antibiotic resistant. An increased ability to spread infectious disease and decreased ability to control with the use of antibiotics, have led these bacteria to become extremely dangerous and in some cases deadly. Extensive research has shown that soil can be useful in the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria, as it presents microbial substances. Through the use of serial dilution, colony isolation, tests against safe relatives of ESKAPE pathogens and multiple staining techniques, I have settled on one organism. This organism has shown promising signs of having microbial antibiotic properties. Going forward, more research will be done on my organism to find the DNA components, and relate them to other known bacteria. I will be presenting the research findings of this organism at the symposium.
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Soil: Fighting Against Antibiotic Resistance
OCB 100
As the world evolves so does bacteria, specifically bacteria that has become antibiotic resistant. An increased ability to spread infectious disease and decreased ability to control with the use of antibiotics, have led these bacteria to become extremely dangerous and in some cases deadly. Extensive research has shown that soil can be useful in the fight against antibiotic resistant bacteria, as it presents microbial substances. Through the use of serial dilution, colony isolation, tests against safe relatives of ESKAPE pathogens and multiple staining techniques, I have settled on one organism. This organism has shown promising signs of having microbial antibiotic properties. Going forward, more research will be done on my organism to find the DNA components, and relate them to other known bacteria. I will be presenting the research findings of this organism at the symposium.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Angela Consani, Biology.