Start Date
27-4-2023 12:00 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
In the search for a new antibiotic, we studied the antibacterial compounds produced by “Goldilocks,” a strain of bacteria previously isolated by a JCCC microbiology student. 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 project we worked to confirm the antibacterial activity of the extracts from this bacteria and worked towards the isolation of the antibiotic compounds produced.
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Isolation and Testing of the Antibiotic Compounds Produced by a Bacteria named “Goldilocks”
In the search for a new antibiotic, we studied the antibacterial compounds produced by “Goldilocks,” a strain of bacteria previously isolated by a JCCC microbiology student. 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 project we worked to confirm the antibacterial activity of the extracts from this bacteria and worked towards the isolation of the antibiotic compounds produced.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Melanie Harvey, Chemistry.