Browse 124 real Microbiology projects entered in 2018, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Second Award
Arsenic presence in groundwater is a major health hazard. Efficient ways to monitor and remove arsenic from water must be developed for communities to prevent the adverse health effects that…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Necrotic enteritis (NE), caused by Clostridium perfringens (CP), is a re-emerging disease in chickens due to the removal of growth promoters (low level of antibiotics) from poultry feed by m…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals There are no drugs to treat galactosemia, a life-threatening genetic disease in which patients can't metabolize galactose, a sugar found in food. As a result, galactose buil…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
PURPOSE: To determine which countertop disinfectant works best against different microorganisms. PROCEDURE: (Kirby Bauer) 1. Sectioned desired agar plates into plates into four sections 2. A…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Fourth Award
No effective vaccine against Zika, a positive, single-stranded RNA virus, has been developed. A major obstacle in the design of an antiviral peptide vaccine is the cross-reactivity between t…
AJAS · 2018
Microbiology (inferred)
Amoeba are single celled protozoa that are comprised of a nucleus, surrounded by a mass of cytoplasm. The free-living amoeba Naegleria fowleri is the causative agent of primary amoebic menin…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Currently there are cleaning methods that help eliminate ringworm-causing fungi on surfaces like wrestling mats; however, there is no way to check whether or not the ringworm has been comple…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance has become a pressing topic in modern medicine, and many scientists are seeking solutions to eliminate the need for antibiotics. Bacteria communicate to each other to f…
AJAS · 2018
Microbiology (inferred)
Antibiotics are a diverse group of chemicals that successfully inhibit bacterial growth by interrupting one in a series of biochemical steps necessary for successful cellular proliferation.…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Fourth Award
Spray cliffs (areas in the basin of a waterfall) are populated by plants that thrive in dark, moist environments. Such environments are typically conducive to plant diseases and thus select…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Microcins are antimicrobial proteins secreted by bacteria to provide a competitive edge in nutritionally stressful situations. These peptides are uniquely active against strains of susceptib…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
This study explored the antimicrobial properties found in honey and to compare honeys from two different regions in North America. The research was performed in hopes to find the honey with…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Water contamination due to cracks in wells, allow both bacteria and viruses to get in. After Hurricane Irma, this became a dilemma for many. The purpose of this project is to (using natural…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Biofilms infecting orthopedic implants, catheters, and pacemakers pose a significant healthcare risk due to their resistance to antibiotics and phagocytosis. Every year, 1.7…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Algal blooms cause major environmental damage. The bloom zones have increased rapidly in recent years. Total number of dead zones in the world went from 4 in 1910 to 400 in…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The experiment was to measure which soccer playing surface (artificial turf, grass) cultured the most bacteria in a petri dish containing nutrient agar. It was expected that…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Health officials world-wide have reported that the use of hand sanitizer does not affect microbial development on hands and extremities. The purpose of this experiment was to track and recor…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Do you have a belly button? If so, this is the project for you. Bacteria can survive in various environments all over the world. The skin, including the belly button, is no different. While…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
During bitumen extraction, a mixture of fine silts, hydrocarbons, salts, and soluble organic compounds called oil sands tailings is produced. In Oil Sand Tailing Ponds, crude oil is present.…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Second Award
The increasing global threat of antibiotic resistance and the exhaustion of terrestrial sources of microorganisms with antimicrobial properties, necessitates efforts to augment the current a…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The objective of this project was to test the feasibility of a new treatment option for people with IBS and IBD. Scientific research has recently found a connection between IBS and IBD and b…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Every year, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. A subtype of breast cancer is triple negative breast cancer, a disease in which tumors lack expression of estrogen recept…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Sharks are one of the ocean’s most charismatic apex predators. According to statistics provided by Shark Attack Data (www.sharkattackdata.com), there were a total of 116 reported shark attac…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Synthesis of a CRISPRi plasmid to silence the ampicillin resistance gene in Escherichia Coli. Methods/Materials Constructed a gRNA scaffold inside the CRISPRi plasmid encodi…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The idea of conducting this research stemmed after the imposition of the unjust siege on Qatar on 5/6/2017, when we noticed a shortage of some basic agricultural crops that are frequently us…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Previous studies of microbiome metagenomic datasets have relied on linear models (PCA, SVM, and RF, etc) and known species and biomarkers in reference databases and ignored…
AJAS · 2018
Microbiology (inferred)
Acquired antibiotic resistance is making human diseases that were once easy to treat very dangerous and deadly. We were interested in whether bacteria exposed to low levels of an antibiotic…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Candida albicans have been recognized as the most prevalent fungal species in humans. When C. albicans form a biofilm they become resistant to typical antifungal treatments.…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate how different quantities of Aloe vera (A. Barbadensis miller) gel applied on different types of fruits affect the growth of mol…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if Equisetum hyemale can inhibit the growth of Penicillium italcium fungi. Methods/Materials Potato agar was mixed with Equisetum…