Start Date
27-4-2023 9:00 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
In the search for a successful antibiotic, we studied the antibacterial compounds produced by “Mona,” a strain of a Pseudomonas bacteria previously isolated by a JCCC microbiology student. This bacteria was previously found to inhibit tester strains of both S. epi and E. coli when grown competitively. A chemistry student from a previous semester found compounds in extracts of this bacteria inhibited a tester strain of S. epi when grown in broth with the extract. In this research we worked to isolate and test the antimicrobial compounds produced by this bacteria.
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Isolation and Testing of the Antibiotic Compounds Produced by a Pseudomonas Bacteria
In the search for a successful antibiotic, we studied the antibacterial compounds produced by “Mona,” a strain of a Pseudomonas bacteria previously isolated by a JCCC microbiology student. This bacteria was previously found to inhibit tester strains of both S. epi and E. coli when grown competitively. A chemistry student from a previous semester found compounds in extracts of this bacteria inhibited a tester strain of S. epi when grown in broth with the extract. In this research we worked to isolate and test the antimicrobial compounds produced by this bacteria.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Melanie Harvey, Chemistry.