Start Date
27-4-2023 12:00 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Due to the natural development of antibiotic resistance, the search for new antibiotics is vital. Soil provides a highly competitive environment which promotes adaptations of soil dwelling bacteria. These adaptations lead to antibiotic producing bacteria. By serially diluting a soil sample, we can grow its bacteria in different, quantifiable, amounts. These cultures are used when looking for candidates for antibiotic screening. After finding a good candidate, it is tested for inhibition against common antibiotic resistant pathogens.
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Soil Microbes and Antibiotic Screening
Due to the natural development of antibiotic resistance, the search for new antibiotics is vital. Soil provides a highly competitive environment which promotes adaptations of soil dwelling bacteria. These adaptations lead to antibiotic producing bacteria. By serially diluting a soil sample, we can grow its bacteria in different, quantifiable, amounts. These cultures are used when looking for candidates for antibiotic screening. After finding a good candidate, it is tested for inhibition against common antibiotic resistant pathogens.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Beverly Tanui, Biology.