TY - RPRT A1 - Papi, Amelia B. A1 - Belmonte, Robert L. A1 - Ramon Soto, Maria P. AB - Due to excessive usage of antibiotics, bacterial species have developed resistant strains, which pose a large threat to several areas of society, such as global health and food security. Our project aimed to examine antibiotic-resistant bacteria in soil samples collected from environmentally diverse locations in New England. To classify a sample’s resistance level, we measured the growth of bacterial isolates using seven different antibiotics. Soil nutrition was examined for correlation to antibiotic resistance. Out of fifteen samples, we defined 6% as resistant, 40% as slightly resistant, and 53% as not resistant, with no apparent relation to soil nutrition. Future work could include identifying specific compounds in resistant samples to measure molecular similarity. DA - 2021/05/05 DB - Digital WPI DP - Worcester Polytechnic Institute ID - E-project-050521-095802 ID - 22146 KW - Environment KW - Antibiotics KW - Soil KW - Resistance KW - Bacteria L1 - https://digital.wpi.edu/show/zg64tp93c LK - https://digital.wpi.edu/ PB - Worcester Polytechnic Institute PY - 2021 T1 - Microbes to Molecules: Discovering Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Various Soil Types Around New England UR - https://digital.wpi.edu/show/3j333527w ER -