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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The discovery and characterization of tiny viruses that target bacteria - called bacteriophages - is an ongoing study around the globe. Within the United States, Phage Hunters Integrating Re…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Endophytic fungi are a harmless symbiont of plants and provide environment-stress tolerance to their host plants. We collected leaf samples of 4 conifer species Abies koreana, Juniperus rigi…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Fourth Award
According to a 2017 report from the World Health Organization, over 600 million people worldwide contract an illness caused by a foodborne pathogen, and about 420,000 of these individuals di…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
This investigation studied the potential effectiveness of bacteriophage P1 therapy, in comparison to 1,3-Dibromo-5,5-Dimethylhydantoin (DBDMH) on Escherichia Coli in cow skeletal muscle. The…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Purpose: Green algae can be used to combat increasing carbon emissions, since they reproduce and photosynthesize rapidly. An alteration in temperature can be stimulated to examine its effect…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Pseudogymnoascus Destructans, the fungus that causes White nose syndrome, has killed more than 6.7 million bats in the US since 2006. Local extinction of multiple bat species in the Northern…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The electrochemical Geno-sensor is one of the most promising methods for the rapid and reliable detection of bacteria. In the present work, the Geno-sensor was used to detect Escherichia col…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The growing concerns about GMOs are causing more research to be completed to preserve the human body. This project aims to encapsulate GMOs inside of a cellulose matrix using long fibrous st…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology First Award
Plant Microbial fuel cells have the potential as a sustainable, renewable energy source using Florida’s wetlands and indigenous plants. Plant-MFC’s use bacteria to convert solar energy into…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The aim of this project was to verify the influence of halobacteria on the development and germination of lettucein extreme salt conditions. This hypothesis could be the solution to minimize…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Third Award
Burkholderia cenocepacia is a multi-drug resistant bacteria, prevalent in fatal pulmonary infections associated with cystic fibrosis. It uses signaling molecules known as Burkholderia Diffus…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Basil is well known for its various medicinal properties. For the last 5 years, I have been working on the antimicrobial effect of basil against various strains of bacteria such as E.coli, S…