Soil Samples and Antibiotic Resistance

My research is important, because we are looking for bacteria that produce antibiotic chemicals. We are also looking to further increase the research about antibiotic resistance as this can assist medical professionals in understanding why antibiotics don’t work for certain infections. A part of our research consisted of gathering soil samples. The sample that I had gathered came from an open field in Spring Hill, KS. These soil samples are important, because they contain a lot of bacteria. As I went through the steps to gather my bacteria samples, I found a few candidates that produced antibiotic chemicals against our ESKAPE pathogens’ safe relatives. The pathogens I used to see if my bacteria inhibited antibiotic chemicals were Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Two of my candidates screened very well. There were zones of inhibition on the first three pathogens that were very apparent. However, none of my candidates performed well against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Overall, the bacteria within my soil sample was successful