Start Date
27-4-2023 12:00 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
The goal of this project is to see if the bacteria found in a sample from dirt found a backyard has the possibility of producing an antibiotic-like substance that is shown by a halo forming around the bacteria and separating from the ESCAPE pathogen used. Many antibiotics we find today are from soil. To figure this out we use techniques like serial dilution, challenging the bacteria against different pathogens, and creating stains like gram, acid-fast, and spore. We then ran a PCR test to see deeper into the microbe and how its DNA possibly correlates to other known microbes. All of the information is observed and is then taken and recorded in journals. At the end of all of our tests, we hope to identify what we have found in the dirt sample and maybe even discover a new antibiotic if we are lucky!
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Antibiotic Search
The goal of this project is to see if the bacteria found in a sample from dirt found a backyard has the possibility of producing an antibiotic-like substance that is shown by a halo forming around the bacteria and separating from the ESCAPE pathogen used. Many antibiotics we find today are from soil. To figure this out we use techniques like serial dilution, challenging the bacteria against different pathogens, and creating stains like gram, acid-fast, and spore. We then ran a PCR test to see deeper into the microbe and how its DNA possibly correlates to other known microbes. All of the information is observed and is then taken and recorded in journals. At the end of all of our tests, we hope to identify what we have found in the dirt sample and maybe even discover a new antibiotic if we are lucky!
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Angela Consani, Biology.