Searching for Antimicrobials

Antibiotic resistance is when germs like bacteria defeat the drugs that are designed to kill them. Searching for the antimicrobials is finding the agent that kills or stops the growth of microorganisms. Throughout this semester we have collected soil to find zones of inhibition from the serial dilution plates from the soil. We have used master plates for further testing and determined stains. Our results can affect the community as we could potentially use our results to find new antibiotics or vaccines for infections. It also helps us detect diseases.