"The Cure" from Overland Park
Location
CoLab, COM 367
Start Date
30-4-2026 3:45 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Antibiotic resistant pathogens continue to be seen in medical cases around the world. In continuing the search for new antibiotic producing bacteria, we looked to a highly competitive environment for bacteria: dirt. Using dirt found in Overland Park, Kansas, I diluted the sample, identified one microbe which showed inhibition to other bacteria growing around it, tested it against the ESKAPE pathogens, and isolated the bacteria to get a pure sample. With the pure sample I was able to identify the strand of bacteria and its antibiotic producing characteristics.
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"The Cure" from Overland Park
CoLab, COM 367
Antibiotic resistant pathogens continue to be seen in medical cases around the world. In continuing the search for new antibiotic producing bacteria, we looked to a highly competitive environment for bacteria: dirt. Using dirt found in Overland Park, Kansas, I diluted the sample, identified one microbe which showed inhibition to other bacteria growing around it, tested it against the ESKAPE pathogens, and isolated the bacteria to get a pure sample. With the pure sample I was able to identify the strand of bacteria and its antibiotic producing characteristics.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Matt Ducote.