Location
CoLab, COM 100
Start Date
1-5-2025 12:15 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Finding new antibiotics is important since antibiotic resistance has become a big problem. In this project, I collected soil samples and grew bacteria on our agar plates. I picked eight different colonies and tested them to see if they could stop the growth of safe ESKAPE bacteria. I will begin screening the safe ESKAPE bacteria to check for inhibition. Additional testing will be performed to determine the identity of this candidate. After screening, I performed a Gram stain to learn more about the bacteria. This project helps explore soil bacteria as a potential source of new antibiotics in the future.
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Searching for Antibiotic Bacteria in Soil
CoLab, COM 100
Finding new antibiotics is important since antibiotic resistance has become a big problem. In this project, I collected soil samples and grew bacteria on our agar plates. I picked eight different colonies and tested them to see if they could stop the growth of safe ESKAPE bacteria. I will begin screening the safe ESKAPE bacteria to check for inhibition. Additional testing will be performed to determine the identity of this candidate. After screening, I performed a Gram stain to learn more about the bacteria. This project helps explore soil bacteria as a potential source of new antibiotics in the future.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Eulandria Biddle, Biology.