Browse 150 real Microbiology projects entered in 2019, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Twelve multistate foodborne outbreaks recently occurred in the United States involving leafy greens. Salad vegetables are a potential threat to public health since they are consumed raw. Bac…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Enterobacter aerogenes is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacterium that colonizes the human gastrointestinal tract. Because the pineal neurohormone melatonin is directly produced by…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Bacteria cause numerous issues when they infect water sources, including bacterial disease, which affects billions of people annually, aquarium and aquaculture issues, and environmental issu…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Third Award
Each year, 2 million Americans acquire antibiotic-resistant infections and 23,000 die. Unfortunately, the scientific consensus is that no new classes of antibiotics are left to be discovered…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
As antibiotic resistance increases, new antibiotics will be needed to combat the older one that can no longer treat a human with a simple, yet resistant bacteria. This project continuation f…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The United States generates 230 million tons of landfill waste annually and around 20% is biodegradable waste resulting in polluted landfill sites. Reusing or reducing biodegradable waste ca…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The green salamander, Aneides aeneus, is an endangered species that inhabits moist, rock crevices in the Appalachian mountains. Microflora found on the skin of amphibians have coevolved, for…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The growing bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a concern of global proportion. It is imperative that novel compounds with antimicrobial properties be identified for therapeutic applicati…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common and costly healthcare-associated infection. Strategies to reduce SSI have been focused on antibiotics and intraoperative changes.…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
This project was conducted due to the growing issue of antibiotic resistance. In commercial feedlots animals are often pretreated with antibiotics as a precaution. When an animal is treated…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effectiveness of iron oxide nanoparticles as an anti-microbial agent against Escherishia coli, Bacillus cereus, and Pseudomonas fragi.…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The purpose of this study is to find how many bacteria are present on a variety of fresh store-bought vegetables and mushrooms and to determine if disease causing organisms might…
AJAS · 2019
Microbiology (inferred)
Recently, it has been apparent that certain bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics, which is leading to many fatalities. This is due to the fact that antibiotics may be prescribed mo…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Coffee farmers in Cavite, Philippines experience serious yield losses because of the aggressiveness of brown eye spot disease (Cercospora coffeicola) causing severe leaf fall and berry damag…
AJAS · 2019
Microbiology (inferred)
The increasing global threat of antibiotic resistance and the exhaustion of terrestrial sources of microorganisms with antimicrobial properties necessitates efforts to augment the current ar…
AJAS · 2019
Microbiology (inferred)
In many households, chopping boards are a staple item in their kitchen. Many of us are concerned about cleaning these items, especially after using them with meat products. The fact stands t…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) causes chicken pox and shingles. Cells infected with VZV undergo cell-to-cell membrane fusion mediated by viral fusion proteins; fusion is important t…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Serratia marcescens is one of the most effective Gram-negative bacteria for degradation of chitin 1, 4-B-glucosamine, which is a major structural component of not only the exoskeletons of in…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death. Perineural invasion (PNI) which is cancer cells invading the surrounding nerves, is associated with a poor prognosis.…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The goal of this experiment was to compare the effects of a natural food coloring agent curcumin versus an artificial food coloring agents Sudan dye on the growth of two strains o…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Third Award
The Chikungunya and Dengue viruses are arboviruses transmitted by the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Co-circulation of Dengue and the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) make it diffic…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The anthropogenic release of greenhouse gases and the use of synthetic fertilizers on large-scale agricultural sites contribute to a proliferation of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in many wate…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria, containing antibiotic resistant genes, are created from overuse of antibiotics. These bacteria can cause untreatable infections in the masses, and before we ca…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Bacterial pathogens can be spread through the air in poultry farms, threatening poultry farmers and flocks alike. Current air sampling methods are expensive and unaffordable for many farmers…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives Renowned as potent antimicrobials, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have recently been integrated into several industries for a vast array of purposes, from countering HIV strains to…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Saccharibacteria is an extremely small (~200nm) uncultivable microbe that lives an unique parasitic lifestyle on various host bacteria, including P. propionicum. Saccharibacteria was recentl…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The objective was to find out which fruit took longest to mold and why. Methods Oranges, strawberries, blueberries, and grapes were tested throughout their aging process until mol…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
In today’s modern world a major concern is the sustainability of our fuel, but would a microbial fuel cell make a better fuel source, and what would make it produce more energy? This project…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Each year in the U.S.A., more than 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. At least 23,000 people die annually as a direct result of these infection…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have rendered many modern antibiotics ineffective. Plants, however, have traditionally provided a rich source of medicines. In a previous project, I…