Start Date
27-4-2023 12:00 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Antibiotic resistance is a global concern due to the ability of bacteria to develop resistance to antibiotics, making them ineffective. Soil has been known to contain many different kinds of bacteria, including those that produce antibiotics. To address the antibiotic shortage concern, a soil sample was collected from Louisburg, Kansas. This location was chosen due to its close proximity to farmland, of which the soil is known to contain an abundance of different types of bacteria. From this soil sample, 14 potential candidates were discovered. Two of these candidates inhibited the same four of the six ESKAPE pathogens, namely Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, and Enterobacter aerogenes. Of these two final candidates, the one with the clearest zone of inhibition was selected for further testing.
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Antibiotics and the Isolation of Bacteria from Soil
Antibiotic resistance is a global concern due to the ability of bacteria to develop resistance to antibiotics, making them ineffective. Soil has been known to contain many different kinds of bacteria, including those that produce antibiotics. To address the antibiotic shortage concern, a soil sample was collected from Louisburg, Kansas. This location was chosen due to its close proximity to farmland, of which the soil is known to contain an abundance of different types of bacteria. From this soil sample, 14 potential candidates were discovered. Two of these candidates inhibited the same four of the six ESKAPE pathogens, namely Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, and Enterobacter aerogenes. Of these two final candidates, the one with the clearest zone of inhibition was selected for further testing.
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The faculty mentor for this project was Heather Seitz, Biology.