Location
CoLab, OCB 100
Start Date
25-4-2024 10:30 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
With the developing problem of antibiotic resistance worldwide and the lack of research funding in this particular field, discovering new antibiotics is crucial. This research aims to isolate a strain of bacterium from a soil sample that has the ability to inhibit other strains of bacteria, potentially revealing a new antibiotic. To begin the experiment, a soil sample was collected and cultured on agar plates. Subsequently, bacteria that grew and exhibited the ability to prevent other bacteria from growing around them were transferred to another plate to be studied. Testing against various bacterial strains revealed that the selected candidate, LGC24E1, demonstrates inhibitory abilities against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Bacillus subtilis. Further investigation will involve comparing the DNA sequence of LGC24E1 with millions of known bacterial sequences to further study its characteristics. With this research, it is hoped to be able to contribute to finding a potential solution to the problems antibiotic resistance has displayed.
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Unearthing Antibiotics: The Discovery of LGC24E1 from Soil
CoLab, OCB 100
With the developing problem of antibiotic resistance worldwide and the lack of research funding in this particular field, discovering new antibiotics is crucial. This research aims to isolate a strain of bacterium from a soil sample that has the ability to inhibit other strains of bacteria, potentially revealing a new antibiotic. To begin the experiment, a soil sample was collected and cultured on agar plates. Subsequently, bacteria that grew and exhibited the ability to prevent other bacteria from growing around them were transferred to another plate to be studied. Testing against various bacterial strains revealed that the selected candidate, LGC24E1, demonstrates inhibitory abilities against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Bacillus subtilis. Further investigation will involve comparing the DNA sequence of LGC24E1 with millions of known bacterial sequences to further study its characteristics. With this research, it is hoped to be able to contribute to finding a potential solution to the problems antibiotic resistance has displayed.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Jaime Cunningham, Biology.