Start Date
27-4-2023 12:00 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
In the search for a successful new antibiotic, we studied the antibacterial compounds produced by “Betty,” a strain of bacteria previously isolated by a JCCC microbiology student. A chemistry student from a previous semester found extracts of this bacteria inhibited tester strains of both E. coli and S. epi when grown in broth with the extract. The goal of this project was to isolate and confirm the isolation of the antibiotic produced by this bacteria and work towards separation of the compounds.
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Looking For an Antibiotic produced by a Bacteria named “Betty”
In the search for a successful new antibiotic, we studied the antibacterial compounds produced by “Betty,” a strain of bacteria previously isolated by a JCCC microbiology student. A chemistry student from a previous semester found extracts of this bacteria inhibited tester strains of both E. coli and S. epi when grown in broth with the extract. The goal of this project was to isolate and confirm the isolation of the antibiotic produced by this bacteria and work towards separation of the compounds.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Melanie Harvey, Chemistry.