New Resistance to Antibiotics
Start Date
27-4-2023 10:30 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
There is a crisis today in healthcare and it is the crisis of human resistance to antibiotics. The research for new forms of antibiotics is falling behind the demand, while new strains of bacterial and viral pathogens are haunting our healthcare professionals and hospitals. As bacterial and viral pathogens invade our cells and infect larger numbers of people, the chance for mutation increases. These mutant pathogens are finding new ways to evade and resist current antibiotics. Addressing this threat requires aggressive action. The Tiny Earth Network (TEN) has stepped in and joined with colleges throughout the United States to encourage students and professors to help uncover new microbial species in soil. For my part in this case, I have excavated soil from an area in Bonner Springs, KS, and used various methods in an attempt to identify the bacteria present. In an effort to identify the bacteria in my sample, I have performed revealing biochemical assays, streak plating to separate single colonies, and several staining procedures to determine cell morphology, and colony morphology using serial dilution. I have currently focused my research on a Gram-negative, spore-free, and acid-fast bacteria. I have also employed PCR sequencing.
New Resistance to Antibiotics
There is a crisis today in healthcare and it is the crisis of human resistance to antibiotics. The research for new forms of antibiotics is falling behind the demand, while new strains of bacterial and viral pathogens are haunting our healthcare professionals and hospitals. As bacterial and viral pathogens invade our cells and infect larger numbers of people, the chance for mutation increases. These mutant pathogens are finding new ways to evade and resist current antibiotics. Addressing this threat requires aggressive action. The Tiny Earth Network (TEN) has stepped in and joined with colleges throughout the United States to encourage students and professors to help uncover new microbial species in soil. For my part in this case, I have excavated soil from an area in Bonner Springs, KS, and used various methods in an attempt to identify the bacteria present. In an effort to identify the bacteria in my sample, I have performed revealing biochemical assays, streak plating to separate single colonies, and several staining procedures to determine cell morphology, and colony morphology using serial dilution. I have currently focused my research on a Gram-negative, spore-free, and acid-fast bacteria. I have also employed PCR sequencing.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Jamie Cunningham, Biology.