The Journey of Finding an Antibiotic

There is an unfortunate growth in microbes that are resistant to antibiotics. The purpose of this project was to find one more antibiotic that could be used in healthcare. In the microbial world, antibiotics are made to survive against other microbes. They prevent other organism from growing over them and ultimately overtaking them. Most antibiotics are found in the soil and since there is so much bacteria in the soil, the possibility of finding antibiotics is a little less than decent. In my Microbiology course, I studied a soil sample from Lawrence, Kansas. I isolated my candidate and screened for resistance to ESKAPE pathogens. In this presentation I will show what I encountered while studying my candidate. My goal was to verify if my candidate is able to contribute to healthcare by providing a solid antibiotic.