Location
CoLab, OCB 100
Start Date
25-4-2024 10:30 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
The Tiny Earth Network (TEN) allows for researchers around the world to explore the microbes that grow in soil. This is so that researchers can further the advancement of antibiotics. Soil is chosen because, of the highly competitive nature of soil, microbes produce chemicals that inhibit the growth of other microbes. In this Microbiology class I got to collect a soil sample and go through the process of serial dilution, antibiotic screenings, and transferring them to a master plate in search of antimicrobials. Next we did PCR and Gel Electrophoresis to do further testing on the antimicrobials that showed zones of inhibition against the safe relative tester strains. The safe relative strains were Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baylyi, Pseudomonas putida, and Enterobacter aerogenes. If an antibiotic microbial is found from this research project this could further the studies of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.
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The Search for Antibiotic Candidates in Soil
CoLab, OCB 100
The Tiny Earth Network (TEN) allows for researchers around the world to explore the microbes that grow in soil. This is so that researchers can further the advancement of antibiotics. Soil is chosen because, of the highly competitive nature of soil, microbes produce chemicals that inhibit the growth of other microbes. In this Microbiology class I got to collect a soil sample and go through the process of serial dilution, antibiotic screenings, and transferring them to a master plate in search of antimicrobials. Next we did PCR and Gel Electrophoresis to do further testing on the antimicrobials that showed zones of inhibition against the safe relative tester strains. The safe relative strains were Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baylyi, Pseudomonas putida, and Enterobacter aerogenes. If an antibiotic microbial is found from this research project this could further the studies of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Melissa Beaty, Biology.