Please contact Dr. Works (keworks@fsu.eu) for additional help: Submission navigation links for Research Symposium Program Portal WF ‹ Previous submission Next submission › Submission information Submission Number: 115 Submission ID: 8146 Submission UUID: 5ece3f42-bc78-4a59-ba25-3017e1f82500 Submission URI: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal Submission Update: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal?token=zmvH7FPo_BROfIo3PmuLgV7j5Lfz-67_US4XhqaZQ7s Created: Sat, 02/08/2025 - 10:50 AM Completed: Sat, 02/08/2025 - 10:57 AM Changed: Fri, 05/02/2025 - 12:09 PM Remote IP address: 69.1.193.97 Submitted by: Anonymous Language: English Is draft: No Webform: Research Symposium Program Portal WF Submitted to: Student Research Symposium Program Portal Primary Student Contact First Name Primary Student Contact Last Name Pronouns Primary Student Contact FSU Student Email Photo of all individuals presenting this work IMG_0346.jpg1.44 MB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. Major(s) of all individuals presenting this work Bio of all individuals presenting this work I am from Tallahassee Florida and have a passion for learning languages. Poster Title Abstract Antibiotics are created to fight off different types of bacteria in humans, animals or other living organisms. However, the bacteria can develop resistance against antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance can create significant issues for human medical care as well as agriculture. Moreover, contaminated soil from areas with antibiotic resistant bacteria can spread and affect the ecosystem and increase infection rates by pathogenic bacteria. Our study assessed the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in soil samples around the FSU Panama City campus. Four 0.25g soil samples were collected from around campus in the fall of 2024. Bacterial DNA profiles were extracted using a pre-designed kit. Polymerase chain reaction and gel electrophoresis techniques were used to assess several control and experimental groups to ensure we did not have sample contamination. These tests told us about the presence harmful bacteria with antibiotic resistance genes. Testing concluded that we had significant contamination in some samples and insufficient bacterial DNA extractions in other samples. Unfortunately, this meant we were unable to definitively say whether there are antibiotic resistance genes in our soils. Future studies, should focus on streamlining lab techniques to reduce contamination and explore new areas of the FSU PC campus and surrounding areas. Although our data were inconclusive, we still gained knowledge about the process of testing eDNA for the presence of bacteria around FSU campus. Research Mentor Name Research Mentor's College (or High School) Research Mentor's Department (or Subject) Research Mentor's Email Additional Research Mentor(s) Co-presenter(s) Keywords Poster Session/Number Work Complete Exploratory (the research question has been identified and design of approach is outlined) Presentation Modality Face to Face Poster session Synchronous Online Presentation Asynchronous Online Presentation Poster PDF Alkader and Durrance Honors Poster (2).pdf1.06 MB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.100 MB limit. Poster Thumbnail Alkader and Durrance Honors Poster (2)_page1.gif1.42 MB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. I will be printing my poster CAPTCHA What code is in the image? Enter the characters shown in the image. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Save Leave this field blank
