Browse 57 real Microbiology projects entered in 2013, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Here we explore the effects of both different wavelengths of light and shorter day-periods on algal growth. We selected three different day/night periods (3, 6 and 12 hours…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is: If I expose algae to an electric field, then it will separate from the medium and lyse the cell membrane and release the biomass and lipids which can be us…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The first objective of this project is to determine the exact structure of the protein complex that comprises the T4 bacteriophage's molecular motor. The second objective is…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Biofilms are strong bacterial communities that adhere to surfaces due to certain gene expressions in reaction to the environment. They are 1000 fold more resistant to antibi…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our project is about the antibiotic properties of a bacterium carried by the Black Desert Harvester Ant (Messor pergandei). In a previous test, we determined that this speci…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a Cownose rays epidermal mucus will inhibit three types of bacteria: Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococci epidermidis, and Escherichia coli. If…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals In this project, the antimicrobial effectiveness of cinnamon oil and the antimicrobial effectiveness of clove oil were tested against the Gram-negative Escherichia coli. The…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) now affect 1 in 88 children in the U.S and cost $35 billion annually. The hypothesis is that functional interface of genes & environment is m…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out how different types of metals affect the zone of inhibition of exposed bacteria. I hypothesized that copper and brass metals…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine whether antibiotics or probiotics work better at killing bacteria. Methods/Materials 1. Petri dishes 2. Pro/Anti Biotics 3. Tissue…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals We hypothesized that the extracellular chitinase would be an effective antifungal agent against C. Albicans Methods/Materials Materials: S. Marcescens (C. Biological), Petri…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if microalgae from a local pond would be a viable source for producing biofuel using direct transesterification. Also, how woul…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to expand upon my previous study concerning children with cancer who suffer from mouth sores from chemotherapy by testing a broader variety of…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Bacteria is one of the main causes of sickness and disease. Antibiotics are harmful poisons. An effective, quick, and practical solution to the cause of some of the most for…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Before water is released from the supply reservoirs as pure, potable, finished water, it must be filtered and disinfected. Chlorination, using the reactive element chlorine,…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Find out which milk (Vitamin D (whole), 2%, or Fat-Free) will contain the most amounts of bacteria colonies. Methods/Materials Need agar powder, liter of water, Incubator, V…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to identify which common household disinfectant is the most effective in killing E. Coli. The hypothesis for my project is that if I use bleach as a disinfe…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to test whether the Physarum polycephalum, a slime mold, is capable of creating dendritic networks between food sources. . I hypothesized…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to discover novel influenza endonuclease inhibitors as leads for a new type of anti-flu medicine that is effective against all influenza viruses including p…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The project tested if increasing the amount of copper in a culture of Pseudo-nitzschia would encourage its growth and thus contain more domoic acid. It was hypothesized that…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine how ocean acidification will affect Foraminifera, some of the world's most common marine microorganisms which make their shells out of calcium c…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to study the effect of temperature on the growth of Emiliania Huxleyi under high-light intensity, mimicking conditions of stratified ocean…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals Create an open Halobacteria plasmid with do-it-yourself (DIY) methods Methods/Materials Materials--- Strains- E. coli K12 ER2267, Halobacteria NRC-1 Plasmids- pGreen, pBeloB…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. However, harmful bacteria may contaminate them. Nearly one-third of the major foodborne illness outbreaks were…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to identify and measure the presence of fecal coliform bacteria in the San Lorenzo River, with collected data to be used to answer our investigative questions: O…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if raw garlic or boiled garlic is more effective in inhibiting the growth of E. coli. Methods/Materials Four test tubes containing 10 ml of mil…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The problem with germs is that we can't see them with our eyes so it is hard to avoid contact. We share many things at school including germs.My experiment was to find which…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to investigate how a high CO2/low O2 environment affects the degradation of raw hamburger patties. I hypothesized that the bag containing C…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Our teacher told us a story about how her dentist observed that even though American people pay more attention to dental hygiene, they seem to be more prone to tooth decay,…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals We hypothesized that when peas were defrosted, bacterial growth would increase and there would be a direct correlation between the duration of defrosting and bacterial growt…