Searching for Antibiotics; Superman May Be The Answer
Location
CoLab, OCB 100
Start Date
25-4-2024 12:00 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Antibiotic resistance has been an ongoing issue in the medical field for several years. Bacterial infections are becoming more resistant towards the known antibiotics in today's medicine. During the semester, I took on the challenge of discovering candidates that could possibly grow inhibition to surrounding bacteria and identifying the type of bacteria my candidates were. Antibiotics in today's medicine come from different types of soils that are collected, and tested against different types of bacteria. In this lab, I collected dirt and used serial dilution and agar plates to find my own candidates that could help find a solution for this problem. While testing, I found a candidate who I named Superman, that could be the possible answer for this antibiotic problem.
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Searching for Antibiotics; Superman May Be The Answer
CoLab, OCB 100
Antibiotic resistance has been an ongoing issue in the medical field for several years. Bacterial infections are becoming more resistant towards the known antibiotics in today's medicine. During the semester, I took on the challenge of discovering candidates that could possibly grow inhibition to surrounding bacteria and identifying the type of bacteria my candidates were. Antibiotics in today's medicine come from different types of soils that are collected, and tested against different types of bacteria. In this lab, I collected dirt and used serial dilution and agar plates to find my own candidates that could help find a solution for this problem. While testing, I found a candidate who I named Superman, that could be the possible answer for this antibiotic problem.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Beverly Tanui, Biology.