Creating Antibiotics to Fight Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Location
CoLab, COM 371
Start Date
30-4-2026 3:45 PM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Antibiotic resistance has been a major public health concern. Bacteria are starting to become harder to treat with existing antibiotics. This project focuses on discovering and developing a new antibiotic from bacteria found in dirt that has been collected outside. Soil has many natural microorganisms that can potentially produce antibiotics. Dirt samples were collected and observed to identify which microorganisms inhibit bacterial growth around them. Purpose of this project is to see whether soil microorganisms can become a new antibiotic that can help with the fight against antibiotic resistance.
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Creating Antibiotics to Fight Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
CoLab, COM 371
Antibiotic resistance has been a major public health concern. Bacteria are starting to become harder to treat with existing antibiotics. This project focuses on discovering and developing a new antibiotic from bacteria found in dirt that has been collected outside. Soil has many natural microorganisms that can potentially produce antibiotics. Dirt samples were collected and observed to identify which microorganisms inhibit bacterial growth around them. Purpose of this project is to see whether soil microorganisms can become a new antibiotic that can help with the fight against antibiotic resistance.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Matt Ducote.