New Antibiotic Development for Antibiotic Resistant Shigella flexneri

Josephine Beck

Antibiotic resistance is a current problem throughout the world, making bacterial infections more difficult to treat. Previously, a screen of 13,000 compounds was performed to test for potential antibiotics. Of those, two of the compounds were chosen for further testing. A minimum inhibitory assay, or MIC, will be performed using gram-negative bacteria, such as M. tuberculosis and S. flexneri. The MIC will determine the potential use of the compounds as an antibiotic against these bacteria.

Major: 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Exhibition Category: 
Physical Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Dr. Kenneth Keiler
Poster Number: 
419