Start Date
27-4-2023 10:30 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a common problem in clinical environments. Companies are not eager to develop new antibiotics because it is expensive as well as time consuming. Bacterial infections that are able to overtake antibiotics are difficult to treat because the science can be uncertain. Microbes from the soil may be able to counteract this problem. Since the soil contains millions of bacteria, there is a possibility of discovering one that can inhibit pathogens that are resistant to modern day antibiotics. I was able to cultivate a colony from a soil sample collected in Shawnee, Kansas, named KBT E. It is a white, irregular, and lobate colony with mucus like consistency that provided zones of inhibition against pathogens including Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus faecalis. The effects of KBT E shows promise and it has the potential to fight against harmful bacteria.
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Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a common problem in clinical environments. Companies are not eager to develop new antibiotics because it is expensive as well as time consuming. Bacterial infections that are able to overtake antibiotics are difficult to treat because the science can be uncertain. Microbes from the soil may be able to counteract this problem. Since the soil contains millions of bacteria, there is a possibility of discovering one that can inhibit pathogens that are resistant to modern day antibiotics. I was able to cultivate a colony from a soil sample collected in Shawnee, Kansas, named KBT E. It is a white, irregular, and lobate colony with mucus like consistency that provided zones of inhibition against pathogens including Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus faecalis. The effects of KBT E shows promise and it has the potential to fight against harmful bacteria.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Jamie Cunningham, Biology.