Location
CoLab, OCB 100
Start Date
25-4-2024 10:30 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Researching soil samples has become a very important part of antimicrobial discovery. Due to a multitude of reasons, antibiotics are becoming more resistant to the ability to treat common infectious diseases around the world, threatening global health. Continuing the research for antimicrobials, my class and I collected soil samples in hopes of finding the next antibiotic. Agar plates were used in hopes of producing a zone of inhibition, which then could be tested further. This experiment was done domestically, however the microbial communities differ greatly. Due to the microbial community differing greatly, researchers are given the opportunity to discover new species of bacteria and potentially the next antibiotic.
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The Search for Antimicrobials
CoLab, OCB 100
Researching soil samples has become a very important part of antimicrobial discovery. Due to a multitude of reasons, antibiotics are becoming more resistant to the ability to treat common infectious diseases around the world, threatening global health. Continuing the research for antimicrobials, my class and I collected soil samples in hopes of finding the next antibiotic. Agar plates were used in hopes of producing a zone of inhibition, which then could be tested further. This experiment was done domestically, however the microbial communities differ greatly. Due to the microbial community differing greatly, researchers are given the opportunity to discover new species of bacteria and potentially the next antibiotic.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Melissa Beaty, Biology.