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ISEF · 2021
Microbiology Fourth Award
Plant-parasitic nematodes account for 14% crop losses globally and $157 billion lost annually. Root-knot nematodes are yield-limiting and threaten crop production. Toxic chemicals, such as o…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Bacteriophages are specific viruses that are able to infect bacteria. Multiple phage varieties have been found for multiple types of bacteria. Because of the interactions between phages and…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
This project aims to develop a novel vaccine against the yellow fever virus using an mRNA platform. Currently, the vaccine used for the prevention of Yellow Fever is based on a live, attenua…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
This research examined the potential of thermophilic bacteria found in the Utah-Idaho portion of the Great Basin Region and their respective DNA polymerases’ potential for application in PCR…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology Third Award
The decomposition of plant-litter, aided by the metabolic activity of plant-litter microbial communities, is a vital process in nutrient cycling. Taxa such as Curtobacterium are involved in…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Studying human nasal colonization among 250 healthy participants in Shanghai, China, we found the nasal colonization rate of S. aureus and S. epidermidis was 19% and 97.1% respectively. S. e…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Lycorma delicatula (Spotted Lanternfly) has become prominent in the United States causing environmental and economic damages. It damages trees, including peach and apple trees, and crops, su…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology Second Award
Annually in the U.S., over 1 million hospitalized patients acquire surgical site infections (SSIs), urinary tract infections (UTIs), or central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
The purpose of this project was to analyze and screen culturable bacteria associated with corals of the Florida Keys for antimicrobial properties and determine the phylogenetic characterizat…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has struck as a major global pandemic causing COVID19, infecting over 109 million. Infection and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 is mediated through the key proteins; Spike Protein and…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
The goal of this research is to observe and analyze the capabilities of Escherichia coli to express the type I collagen triple helix through use of a plasmid vector. Type I collagen is a str…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
There are 5 outbreaks that have happened in 2019, which have been estimated to have caused over 400 illnesses and waste over 500,000 pounds of food in the US. The current system of treating…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology Fourth Award
Because of the strong association between microbial imbalance, decreased short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production, and Crohn’s disease (CD) onset, microbiota-targeting therapies are crucial…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology Third Award
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a rising global health concern in both medical and agricultural industries, contributing to 700,000 deaths annually. By 2050, antibiotic-resistant bacteria,…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Previous studies have uncovered the structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein, which plays a key role in cell membrane fusion. In addition, it has been shown that the ion concentration…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology Fourth Award
This two part analysis method (emphasizing environmental viability and novel compound deduction) is indicative of the viability of marine based natural products to be used in pharmacology. C…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Over the years too many people have been prescribed antibiotics for unnecessary reasons such as colds. This impacts not only people having side effects associated with antibiotics but also c…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
One of the world’s greatest human health crises is antibiotic resistance. With this problem at hand, and a slim chance of discovering a new class of antibiotics, microbiologists have adjuste…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
This experiment investigated the effectiveness of using cinnamaldehyde (CAD) and zinc in conjunction with G. chinensis to inhibit E. coli biofilm formation and to disperse preformed E. coli…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Eczema is a common skin disease (due to Staphylococcus aureus) that may not be life-threatening but can have adverse psychological effects on the infected person and affects life quality. Ac…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
There are approximately 10^31 bacteriophages in the world, but fewer than three thousand have been characterized genomically. Phages have helped in the medical field through phage therapy, b…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, and MERS-CoV are three human coronaviruses (HCoVs). They each cause pathogenic and infectious diseases that have damaged society. The spike (S) protein resides on the H…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
This experiment explores the effect of five natural antimicrobials on E.coli K12 and ampicillin-resistant E. coli. Due to the increase of drug-resistant bacteria, medical researchers are exp…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Experimentation in physical sciences is susceptible to human and technical errors. However, recent advancements in computational fields have provided applicable mechanisms to the areas of ph…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
The role of iron (Fe) in marine ecosystems was proved an active element for the biogeochemical balance of the ocean's euphotic zone. However, such studies have been preferentially conducted…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Unknown deposits have recently been found in the pipes of Libbey Fountain, one of the public jug fountains in Hot Springs National Park. To analyze the cause of these microbial corrosion dep…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
I am researching the relationship between permanent hair dyes and their possible mutagenic properties. After reading that breast and bladder cancer were the two types of cancer most linked t…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, are one of the most abundant entities on Earth and impact many ecosystems. Bacteriophages that follow the lysogenic cycle, when the phage integr…