Search for Antibiotics

The world's resistance to antibiotics is growing, so we need to search for more antimicrobials. Tiny Earth Network allows students to look for antibiotics from soil sources. Experiments were done with soil bacteria that included serial dilutions, master plates and antibiotic screenings. The soil bacteria were tested against the 6 safe relative pathogens, to see if the soil bacteria produced a chemical with the growth of the safe relative. The soil bacteria was identified through sequencing and metabolic testing as well. If I find an antibiotic it may become the next new antibiotic.