Papa Smurf Beats All
Location
CoLab, COM 158
Start Date
30-4-2026 9:30 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
Finding new organisms that can help inhibit bacteria's that prove to be antibiotic resistant is crucial as viruses and diseases are fighting the antibiotics we have today, making them less or even completely ineffective. Unfortunately, antibiotic resistance is spreading much faster than finding new microbes for antibiotics. This research is important because every new finding and piece of data is one step closer to finding new microbes that help fight off antibiotic resistance. After taking a soil sample from my mom's flower bed, I found multiple microbes that fight off multiple safe relatives to the ESKAPE pathogens. After completing all the screening plates, my microbes Yoda, Eric Cartmen, and Papa Smurf were the candidates that proved to have the most potential to stop antibiotic resistance. All three of them showed inhibition to both Acinetobacter baylyi and Staphylococcus epidermidis. These are the safe relatives to the ESKAPE pathogens Acinetobacter baumannii and Staphylococcus aureus, which are too virulent to handle in our laboratory settings. Because Papa Smurf showed the biggest and clearest signs of inhibition, that is the candidate I have chosen to move forward with. Papa Smurf has a tannish color with very irregular edges and has a bit of a raised margin. After further research, I will find out if Papa Smurf proves to be eligible for antibiotic resistance.
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Papa Smurf Beats All
CoLab, COM 158
Finding new organisms that can help inhibit bacteria's that prove to be antibiotic resistant is crucial as viruses and diseases are fighting the antibiotics we have today, making them less or even completely ineffective. Unfortunately, antibiotic resistance is spreading much faster than finding new microbes for antibiotics. This research is important because every new finding and piece of data is one step closer to finding new microbes that help fight off antibiotic resistance. After taking a soil sample from my mom's flower bed, I found multiple microbes that fight off multiple safe relatives to the ESKAPE pathogens. After completing all the screening plates, my microbes Yoda, Eric Cartmen, and Papa Smurf were the candidates that proved to have the most potential to stop antibiotic resistance. All three of them showed inhibition to both Acinetobacter baylyi and Staphylococcus epidermidis. These are the safe relatives to the ESKAPE pathogens Acinetobacter baumannii and Staphylococcus aureus, which are too virulent to handle in our laboratory settings. Because Papa Smurf showed the biggest and clearest signs of inhibition, that is the candidate I have chosen to move forward with. Papa Smurf has a tannish color with very irregular edges and has a bit of a raised margin. After further research, I will find out if Papa Smurf proves to be eligible for antibiotic resistance.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Jamie Cunningham.