Location
CoLab, OCB 100
Start Date
25-4-2024 6:00 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Researching for new antibiotics is crucial due to the alarming rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. As existing antibiotics become less effective against resistant strains, there is an urgent need to discover alternative treatments to fight infectious diseases effectively. For this study, I collected soil from my backyard and identified potential candidates for antibiotic screening. After a number of different tests, candidate 5 has shown the most promise, and I was able to conclude that candidate 5 is a gram-positive rod with spores apparent. Further testing is needed to better understand this candidate.
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An Antibiotic Quest
CoLab, OCB 100
Researching for new antibiotics is crucial due to the alarming rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. As existing antibiotics become less effective against resistant strains, there is an urgent need to discover alternative treatments to fight infectious diseases effectively. For this study, I collected soil from my backyard and identified potential candidates for antibiotic screening. After a number of different tests, candidate 5 has shown the most promise, and I was able to conclude that candidate 5 is a gram-positive rod with spores apparent. Further testing is needed to better understand this candidate.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Matthew Ducote, Biology.