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ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
The discovery of new antibiotics to treat life threatening antibiotic-resistant infections has remained stagnant. Naturally occurring phytochemicals like garlic(Allium sativum), ginger(Zingi…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Second Award
Antibiotic resistance is one of the leading challenges to public health today, and a primary contributor to the rapid rise of resistance is plasmids, which facilitate the spread of multi-dru…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Sensory input and subsequent motor reactions are an important part of the behavioral modulation process. Although the exact relationship between these two factors is not entirely known, it c…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Third Award
Tuberculosis, an infectious respiratory disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is estimated to have infected more than a quarter of the world’s population. It was the second leading c…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
To successfully infect host cells, viruses must precisely control the expression of their genes. In temperate bacteriophage, the repressor plays a central role in determining whether the vir…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
This experiment used a glow powder to show the way germs spread through direct contact with the help of a black light. This product was placed on the teachers hands and the teacher interacte…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most used plastics in manufacturing many products because of its advantageous properties. However, PET's long durability of 450 years proves to…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
The objective of this research was to test the effect of endophytic bacteria on growth of fungus, Botrytis cinerea. Branches from mango were cut into 5-6 centimeter pieces, surface sterilize…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Almost 10 million cancer-related deaths occur every year, with costs totaling $208.9 billion. Chemotherapy, the currently accepted treatment for cancer, causes significant economic losses, a…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Bacterial biofilms are complex and structured surface-attached bacterial communities held by a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances. Biofilms pose a significant threat to healthcare…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Oral diseases such as tooth decay are expected to affect roughly 3.5 billion individuals worldwide. In most developing countries, access to primary oral health treatments is limited due to a…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Streptococcus mutans causes an accumulation of reactive oxygen species in the oral cavity, damaging tissue as salivary antioxidants are depleted. I hypothesized that a hibiscus treatment wou…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if bioactive glass (BG) would be a good substitute for antibiotics resistant to Staphylococcus bacteria. BG are bioceramics which can be used…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Harmful algae blooms (HABs) containing cyanobacteria significantly lower oxygen levels in natural bodies of water, killing organisms in marine or freshwaters. They also produce microcystins,…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Digitate silica sinter found in the outflow apron of terrestrial hot springs have been found to contain biosignatures of microbial communities, including into the ancient past. In 2007, the…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Fourth Award
Quorum sensing (QS) in bacteria is the process of cell-cell communication for the purpose of acquiring information about cellular density in the environment. The detection of cellular densit…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Third Award
Although the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is researchers’ primary target, more conserved non-structural proteins (NSPs) of SARS-CoV-2 can be better targets if sufficiently immunogenic. The hypot…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
In Western medicine, the search for new antibiotics is becoming increasingly urgent due to developing antibiotic resistance, and few novel antibiotics have been discovered in the last decade…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Today’s world, pollution is one of the major causes of the declining quality of the environment. Due to its overall environmental and public health impact, xenobiotics in subsurface environm…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
The purpose of this research was to observe the antimicrobial properties of bromelain from fresh pineapple on E. coli growth using dynamic real-time imaging. Due to bromelain’s ability to in…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the ‘biggest threats to global health’. Around 25,000 deaths per annum have been estimated in the Eu…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Third Award
Bacterial mutagenic adaptations contribute to antibiotic resistance, which has emerged as a global threat to public health, threatening the ability to treat bacterial infections and diseases…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Fourth Award
This project seeks to develop an effective antibiotic treatment to reduce Staphylococcus epidermidis growth on arthroplasties due to periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Antibacterial subst…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Throughout this experiment, four different types of face masks were tested to see how much bacteria is spread while wearing them (N95, Kn95, blue surgical mask, cloth mask and no mask as the…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Fourth Award
In 2019, Microcystis aeruginosa, a cyanobacterium found in eutrophic environments, bloomed along the Mississippi Gulf Coast due to a sudden deluge of freshwater from the opening of the Bonne…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Second Award
Sounds influence on bacterial growth is a very new and unexplored research field. The field is still in its infancy and the question of whether sound and/or ultrasound is a growth inhibitor…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
This paper is an exploration of the inhibitory effects of Tea Tree and Thieves® Essential Oils on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm growth on Borosilicate glass and Stainless Steel washers.…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Disinfectant has been a prominent tool to clean surfaces, and now more than ever it is important for it to be used effectively. The purpose of the experiment was to see if the dilution of a…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Thraustochytrids are common marine protists that live throughout the ocean, but most notably in coral mucus. Because they produce high amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids such as DHA, the…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Turmeric has been applied to a bleeding wound because of its antibacterial property and fast healing quality. But applying dry turmeric is significantly messier and troublesome to carry in a…