Sources of Bacterial Species with Antibiotic Activity: Soil & Rotten Wood
Collect rotten wood aseptically
Culture bacteria from rotten wood
Streak bacterium for Isolation
Test Isolates for inhibition of pathogens
Gram stain isolate
Extract DNA from Isolates
PCR 16s rRNA gene
Run Gel to test for ample DNA
Send PCR product for sequencing >S NWC-2-CP1 NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGCGGNTGGNTCCNAAAAGGNTACCCCACCGACTTCGGGTGTTACAAACTCTC GTGGTGTGNNNNNNNNTGTGTACAAGGCCCGGGAACGTATTCACCGCGGCATGCTGATCCGCGATTACT AGCGATTCCAGCTTCATGTAGGCGAGTTGCAGCCTACAATCCGAACTGAGAACGGTTTTATGAGATTAGCT CCACCTCGCGGTCTTGCAGCTCTTTGTACCGTCCATTGTAGCACGTGTGTAGCCCAGGTCATAAGGGGCAT GATGATTTGACGTCATCCCCACCTTCCTCCGGTTTGTCACCGGCAGTCACCTTAGAGTGCCCAACTTAATGA TGGCAACTAAGATCAAGGGTTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACTTAACCCAACATCTCACGACACGAGCTGACGAC AACCATGCACCACCTGTCACTCTGCTCCCGAAGGAGAAGCCCTATCTCTAGGGTTTTCAGAGGATGTCAAG ACCTGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCGTTGCTTCGAATTAAACCACATGCTCCACCGCTTGTGCGGGCCCCCGTCAATT CCTTTGAGTTTCAGCCTTGCGGCCGTACTCCCCAGGCGGAGTGCTTAATGCGTTAACTTCAGCACTAAAGG GCGGAAACCCTCTAACACTTAGCACTCATCGTTTACGGCGTGGACTACCAGGGTATCTAATCCTGTTTGCTC CCCACGCTTTCGCGCCTCAGTGTCAGTTACAGACCAGAAAGTCGCCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCCTCCATATCT CTACGCATTTCACCGCTACACATGGAANTCCACTTTCCTCTTCTGCACTCAAGTCTCCCAGTTTCCAATGACC CTCCACGGTTGAGCCGTGGGCTTTCACATCAGACTTAAGAAACCACCTGCGCGCGCTTTACGCCCAATAAT TCCNNANNACGCTTGCNANCTACGTATTACNGCGNCTGCTGGCNCGTAGTTAGCNNNNGNTTTCTGGNT AGGTACCGNCANNNNCCAGNTNNNTNANNAGNNNTNGTNNTNCNNANNNANNGANTTNACNACCC NNANNCTNNNTCACTCNNNNNNNGTTGCN
Use sequence for BLAST search
Search journals
You’ve found a new antibiotic!
Was the difference significant? Tundra SoilRotting Wood Total Tested Isolates with Activity 54 81
Two variable Z test for population proportions
p value =
Cupressaceae vs alternative tree families
Future Efforts
Wyoming INBRE Northwest College Mentors: Dr. A. Childs, Dr. S. Harbron, and Dr. E. Kimble. Sue Norris (Statistics) Fellow Students