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ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Fourth Award
Although conventional antibiotics have become a staple of modern medicine, resistance is becoming a daunting threat. Essentially, misuse and overuse has allowed bacterial strains to evolve a…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Third Award
Dental diseases can be prevented if early colonizers (Streptococcus) can be reduced in biofilm before they mature into dental plaque. Usually these organisms attach to tooth surface within f…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Mycoplasma bovis is an extremely costly disease in the dairy industry totaling about $120 million among US dairy farms in the loss of milk alone. Mycoplasma bovis can cause mastitis, poly-ar…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Formation of biofilms by Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria on medical device implants in human beings has become a common issue. To remove the biofilms, the implant devices have to be surgical…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The microbiome is an important factor in human health and disease. Recent reports demonstrate that short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), type of bacterial metabolites, ameliorate autoimmune diseas…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
This experiment is intended to devise a safe way to sanitize a refrigerator and its contents. Food borne illnesses are extremely common and have become an increasing issue in the United Stat…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Fourth Award
Increased antibiotic resistance in bacteria has rendered many antibiotics useless; thus, the objective of the project was to develop a novel antimicrobial compound of pyrimidine derivatives…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Second Award
UV light induces damage in DNA, resulting in skin diseases such as cancer for millions of people every year. Alternative DNA repair pathways include base excision repair (BER) and nucleotide…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Lysyl oxidases are a family of enzymes that oxidize lysine residues, regulating many biological processes including extracellular matrix stabilization. In this project we focused on lysyl ox…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Second Award
In the last ten years, twenty five million ash trees have been destroyed by the Emerald Ash Borer; the most destructive invasion by a pest to date. This study looks to save vulnerable ash tr…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The World Health Organization warns antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria are a major global health issue. Some gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The Pilobolus Fungus is a little fungus that grows on herbivore dung. When the fungus has fully matured, it shoots sporangia into the air, directed at a light source. The more accurate the f…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Throughout the ever evolving world of science & microbial organisms, it is common to notice a resistance that bacteria develop against common antibiotics. Provided, this has created a diffic…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of my project was to find the difference between the bacteria in atopic children compared to children who are considered healthy. I obtained 6 participants that were considered h…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The objective of this experiment was to study and compare oregano oil as a method of treating Ostertagia ostertagi, a type of roundworm parasite. The hypothesis was that the essential oil or…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are fuel cells that use the power of bacterial metabolic activity to convert chemical into electrical energy. In studies on MFCs, there remains speculation on whe…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Library books are handled by many different people and are often left in sometimes warm or damp environments. This experiment investigates how the rate of checkout (circulation rate) affects…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Naegleria fowleri is the cause of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly disease that mainly affects poorer nations and is very difficult to treat properly. This experiment is m…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment was to test in what wavelength the cyanobacteria Cylindrospermum (Substitute for Chroococcidiopsis) grows best and whether these wavelengths had an effect on t…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of the experiment was to determine whether or not a tungsten oxide thin film could effectively inactivate Escherichia coli. Presently, unpurified water containing E. coli poses a…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Purpose: To determine which household products would be most effective in killing or slowing the growth of mold while also comparing pH levels Hypothesis: I believe the more acidic products…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Third Award
Antibiotic misuse has caused bacteria to evolve resistance, raising the potential for devastating health crises. To combat antibiotic resistance, novel therapeutic alternatives seek to targe…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Fourth Award
Ionic silver is known to be an effective antimicrobial that is commonly used in cleaning products and to treat pathogenic infections in medicine; however, through evolution, certain strains…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
A growing public health concern around the world is that of antibiotic resistance, which is when microorganisms can endure the effects of antibiotics due to natural evolution. One of the pro…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Dams in metropolitan areas provide reliable water sources for high populations of human inhabitants. However, water stored in dams is subject to various threats such as elevated bacterial po…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 (PcO6) is a naturally-occurring bacteria that grows on wheat roots in commercial fields in Cache Valley, Utah. PcO6 allows plants to survive longer in droughts by…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether there would be a significant effect on the growth of E. Coli after it was cultured in probiotic supplemented agar medium. The results…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Over time, antibiotics have become less efficient as a method to combat bacterial infections due to growing antibiotic resistance. New classes of antibiotics are constantly being developed t…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment was to determine what chemical best inhibited the growth of the oral bacterium Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus oralis. These bacteria produce biofilms a…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of this project is to determine if silver nanoparticles can induce sporulation in Bacillus anthracis. Sporulation in this project would be caused by the silver nanoparticles' tox…