Start Date
27-4-2023 10:30 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Antibiotics are a valuable resource for our medical teams in the fight against bacterial infections. However, with the recurrent use of our antibiotics, bacteria are mutating and becoming resistant to our known antibiotics. Without antibiotics, we would have little in the means of treating bacterial infections. In this research project, we are attempting to find new antibiotic-producing bacteria in soil sampled from our community. The soil sample from my experiment came from a creek that runs along a walking path behind my house. From this sample, I was able to observe 13 rings of inhibition and in turn, 13 potential candidates for antibiotic-producing bacteria. My sample appeared to have many antibiotic-producing bacteria but upon further testing, only one of my antibiotic-producing candidates inhibited the growth of a single safe relative species. This candidate has been given the name MG-05 and it appears to inhibit Staphylococcus epidermidis.
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Antibiotic-Producing Soil Microbes
Antibiotics are a valuable resource for our medical teams in the fight against bacterial infections. However, with the recurrent use of our antibiotics, bacteria are mutating and becoming resistant to our known antibiotics. Without antibiotics, we would have little in the means of treating bacterial infections. In this research project, we are attempting to find new antibiotic-producing bacteria in soil sampled from our community. The soil sample from my experiment came from a creek that runs along a walking path behind my house. From this sample, I was able to observe 13 rings of inhibition and in turn, 13 potential candidates for antibiotic-producing bacteria. My sample appeared to have many antibiotic-producing bacteria but upon further testing, only one of my antibiotic-producing candidates inhibited the growth of a single safe relative species. This candidate has been given the name MG-05 and it appears to inhibit Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Heather Seitz, Biology.