PARE Project - Antibiotic Resistance in the Community
Document Type
Poster Presentation
Publication Date
4-25-2025
Keywords
fsc2025
Abstract
Students in our Microbiology Lab (BIOL333L) participated in the Prevalence for Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment (PARE) Project initiative developed by Tufts University to test antibiotic resistance to tetracycline of bacteria in environmental soil samples across the country. PARE is conducting this research to address the global health crises antibiotic resistance causes using a “crowdsourcing approach” to track environmental antibiotic-resistance in a way that can not be accomplished by a single research group.Students in the lab collected soil samples from around the Rochester community to test for the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Sample sites were chosen based on predictions of potentially high resistance to antibiotics. Soil and water samples were serial diluted and plated on selective media in the presence of various concentrations of tetracycline. Colony forming units (CFU/1g of soil) were calculated for the various samples to determine the total number of bacteria and percent that were tetracycline resistant. Data will be uploaded into the PARE database in order to coordinate efforts with students around the country to understand more about the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment. This project is part of a multi-week exploratory assignment for BIOL333L.
Publication Information
Getter, Isabella, "PARE Project - Antibiotic Resistance in the Community" (2025). Fisher Showcase 2025. Paper 72.
https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/fsc2025/72
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Comments
Student poster presented at the 2025 Fisher Showcase, St. John Fisher University, April 25, 2025.