Title
Digging Deeper: Uncovering Soil’s Secrets
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of a drug, which poses a significant medical challenge for humans and animals because the antibiotic can no longer kill the bacteria. This issue will result in more difficult-to-treat infections. Many of the first antibiotic families were created by soil microbes in nature. Our microbiology lab collaborates with the Tiny Earth Program and the Small World Initiative, both of which encourage students to pursue careers in science, to focus on crowdsourcing antibiotic discovery. For this project, the researcher collected a soil sample from outside the campus garden and worked to isolate bacteria that have been tested against. The student’s choices narrowed the growth results, which were then re-grown in a variety of settings. In order to identify the bacteria, a series of biochemical tests were performed. Selective and differential media experiments on various types of agars were carried out to evaluate additional features of the bacteria.
Poster
Mini Bio
Hello, my name is Deanna Dumas, and I am originally from Rockland, New York. I am in my second year of the nursing program, which has been a fantastic learning experience. I chose nursing because I want to help people during their most vulnerable time in their lives.