Candidate Screening
Location
CoLab, COM 100
Start Date
1-5-2025 11:00 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem in medicine, creating a need for new antibiotics. This project focused on finding potential antibiotic-producing bacteria in soil. I collected a soil sample from my backyard in Prairie Village, KS, and discovered a promising bacteria, which I named Candidate Meadowlake. To test its ability to fight bacteria, I used methods such as serial dilution, Gram and spore staining, and testing it against relatives of ESKAPE pathogens. These tests helped determine whether the bacteria could produce a new antibiotic. This research adds to efforts to find new medicines and shows the potential of soil bacteria in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
Candidate Screening
CoLab, COM 100
Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem in medicine, creating a need for new antibiotics. This project focused on finding potential antibiotic-producing bacteria in soil. I collected a soil sample from my backyard in Prairie Village, KS, and discovered a promising bacteria, which I named Candidate Meadowlake. To test its ability to fight bacteria, I used methods such as serial dilution, Gram and spore staining, and testing it against relatives of ESKAPE pathogens. These tests helped determine whether the bacteria could produce a new antibiotic. This research adds to efforts to find new medicines and shows the potential of soil bacteria in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Matthew Ducote, Biology.