Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of E. coli and Salmonella enterica isolates used as model microorganisms in development of a rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing method.

Ashley Weaver, Anjali Sapre and Cassidy Prince

Using traditional methods, antimicrobial resistance testing (AST) may take several days to obtain the results. Faster methods are therefore urgently needed for timely determination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). To validate the results of a novel AST method that is in development, we determined the AMR of 8 Escherichia coli and 10 Salmonella enterica clinical, animal, and food isolates to 23 antibiotics and determined time-kill kinetics of ampicillin on a model strain E. coli K-12.

Major: 
Immunology and Infectious Disease
Exhibition Category: 
Health and Life Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Jasna Kovac
Location: 
Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Poster Number: 
251