From Plants to Antibiotics

Students explore antimicrobial resistance by testing whether plants have antibacterial properties using the Kirby-Bauer method. They extract compounds from plant samples and observe which ones inhibit bacterial growth, then consider their potential as sources for new, natural antibiotics.

4˚ C to 25 ˚ C Storage
– Extraction Buffer – 13 mL
– LB Broth – 10 mL
– Filter paper – 1 sheet
– Glass Beads – 250 beads

4˚ C Storage
– LB plates – 100mm – 20
– LB plates – 60mm – 5
– HB101 cells – available on request, one per order

-20˚ C Storage
– 100X Carbenicillin – 3 mL

$77.25