The Identification of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Soil Environments
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Abstract
Publication Date
10-2-2019
Abstract
Antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microorganisms is rapidly developing into a public health crisis requiring immediate attention. The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in microbial communities is growing and becoming more distributed throughout multiple environments. As these distributions continue to increase, surveying the environment for antibiotic resistance is crucial to identify any potential health threats that could become problematic in the future. The soil contains resistant microorganisms that possess valuable genetic information to enhance our basic understanding of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in bacteria. Identifying these genes in resistant soil bacteria can help to build a profile that catalogues the multiple types of antibiotic resistance prevalent in a given environment. This constructed profile could help in determining the existence of any potential threats to a region’s public health. Furthermore, these ARGs can be sequenced to allow for a bioinformatic analysis that could help establish new gene phylogeny and evolutionary patterns.
Project Mentor
Prof. C. Fornari, PhD
Recommended Citation
Schuster, Noah, "The Identification of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Soil Environments" (2019). Annual Student Research Poster Session. 171.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/srfposters/171
Funding and Acknowledgements
Funding: Asher Fund