Start Date
27-4-2023 10:30 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
In the last half-century, antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been shown to transfer between different organisms, with methods of transfer such as livestock intestines to meat consumers, or from inadequate water purification methods (Woolhouse et al., 2015). The accumulating crisis of antibiotic adaptability/ resistance in bacteria is a constant concern that requires vigilance from the scientific community (Ventola, 2015), and recent research has shown that with intensifying livestock production, this results in increased manure exposure, specifically dairy, which has been found to increase the distribution of antibiotic resistant organisms in the environment (Wepking et al., 2017). In the JCCC microbiology course, under instruction of Angela Consani, we have sourced microbial colonies from serial soil dilution, as soil has historically been the primary source of medical antibiotics. During the course of our research thus far, these collected microbial samples were screened for inhibition growth when exposed to various ESKAPE pathogen safe relatives via challenge plates. In regards to the microbial candidate that I am researching, it was sourced from loam soil in Overland Park, KS, and it has shown growth inhibition against the ESKAPE pathogen safe relative Enterobacter faecalis. I am currently undergoing the identification stage of my research, as well as exposing samples to newly acquired ESKAPE pathogen safe relatives.
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Antibiotics Present in Overland Park Soil!?
In the last half-century, antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been shown to transfer between different organisms, with methods of transfer such as livestock intestines to meat consumers, or from inadequate water purification methods (Woolhouse et al., 2015). The accumulating crisis of antibiotic adaptability/ resistance in bacteria is a constant concern that requires vigilance from the scientific community (Ventola, 2015), and recent research has shown that with intensifying livestock production, this results in increased manure exposure, specifically dairy, which has been found to increase the distribution of antibiotic resistant organisms in the environment (Wepking et al., 2017). In the JCCC microbiology course, under instruction of Angela Consani, we have sourced microbial colonies from serial soil dilution, as soil has historically been the primary source of medical antibiotics. During the course of our research thus far, these collected microbial samples were screened for inhibition growth when exposed to various ESKAPE pathogen safe relatives via challenge plates. In regards to the microbial candidate that I am researching, it was sourced from loam soil in Overland Park, KS, and it has shown growth inhibition against the ESKAPE pathogen safe relative Enterobacter faecalis. I am currently undergoing the identification stage of my research, as well as exposing samples to newly acquired ESKAPE pathogen safe relatives.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Angela Consani, Biology.