Start Date
27-4-2023 12:00 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
The discovery of new antibiotics is critical in treating existing and new diseases. Antibiotic resistance may develop over time and new drugs need to be formulated with various antibiotics to combat these diseases. I had the opportunity to collect and analyze a soil sample from under a tree un my front yard. I chose to collect soil from this specific area because i believed that a unique candidate may arise from the sample. I was able to discover a candidate that inhibits Enterococcus faceium and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
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The Search for Antibiotics
The discovery of new antibiotics is critical in treating existing and new diseases. Antibiotic resistance may develop over time and new drugs need to be formulated with various antibiotics to combat these diseases. I had the opportunity to collect and analyze a soil sample from under a tree un my front yard. I chose to collect soil from this specific area because i believed that a unique candidate may arise from the sample. I was able to discover a candidate that inhibits Enterococcus faceium and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Heather Seitz, Biology.