Antibiotic Producing Organisms

Antibiotic producing organisms can be found in soil. Finding new antibiotic producing organisms is important for combatting the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. I performed a serial dilution of a soil sample to isolate possible antibiotic-producing organisms. While several colonies of bacteria did not display zones of inhibition, I was able to find candidates that display zones of inhibition. After screening candidates against safe ESKAPEs, it was found that one candidate inhibited the growth of Bacillus subtilis. The goal of my research is to find organisms that display zones of inhibition in hopes of finding a new antibiotic.