Location
CoLab, OCB 100
Start Date
25-4-2024 10:30 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
The objective of this study is to examine various soil samples for antimicrobial activity from Kansas soil. Several experiments were conducted including serial dilution. Once colonies had grown on each plate dilution, the serial dilution plates were investigated for candidates that displayed zones of inhibition. These candidates were then used to create master plates of the colonies with zones of inhibition to be screened for antibiotics against strains of safe relative microbes. A candidate was then selected for further research based on the number of zones of inhibition that were present between each antibiotic screening. These findings could potentially lead to a discovery of a new antibiotic.
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Antimicrobials in Soil
CoLab, OCB 100
The objective of this study is to examine various soil samples for antimicrobial activity from Kansas soil. Several experiments were conducted including serial dilution. Once colonies had grown on each plate dilution, the serial dilution plates were investigated for candidates that displayed zones of inhibition. These candidates were then used to create master plates of the colonies with zones of inhibition to be screened for antibiotics against strains of safe relative microbes. A candidate was then selected for further research based on the number of zones of inhibition that were present between each antibiotic screening. These findings could potentially lead to a discovery of a new antibiotic.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Melissa Beaty, Biology.