ISOLATING BACTERIA FROM TROPICAL CONTAMINATED SOILS IN PUERTO RICO RISE SPRING 2015 Sara Diaz Patricia Rodriguez Camille Ruiz Justin Cotto
Aug 15, 2015
ISOLATING BACTERIA FROM TROPICAL CONTAMINATED
SOILS IN PUERTO RICO
RISE SPRING 2015
Sara Diaz
Patricia Rodriguez
Camille Ruiz
Justin Cotto
SAMPLING LOCATIONS
Sample Coordinate
s
Environmental
description
Locatio
n
Date/
Time
Ruiz C
- #1
18°6’55.1”N;
66°9’36.2”W
Moist (underneath
grass),
5 cm; 72°F
Cayey,
PR
January/
28/15
7:30 p.m.
Cotto J
- #2
18.15º N
66.18º W
Moist environment
(above grass), 76ºF
Cidra,
PR
January/
29/15
8:00 a.m.
SAMPLING LOCATIONS
Sample Coordinates Environmental
description
Location Date/
Time
Diaz S
-#1
18°15'15.7"N 66°06'06.9"W
Moist environment
80°F
Aguas
Buenas,
P.R.
January/
27/15
4:26 p.m.
Rodríguez P
-#2
18°15'15.7"N 66°06'06.9"W
Moist environment
80°F
Aguas
Buenas,
P.R.
January/
27/15
4:26 p.m.
RESULTS FROM DIFFERENT PROCEDURES
Process CLRV30TSA01A CLRV30M01B JCR30TSA01A
Gram Stain Negative Positive Positive
Bacterial Morphology Coccus Bacillus Bacillus
PCR/Electrophoresis
#1
Negative Negative Negative
PCR/Electrophoresis
#2
Positive Negative -
Antibiotic Production Negative Negative Negative
RESULTS FROM DIFFERENT PROCEDURES
Process S15UPRC-RISESCDM30T01B S15UPRC-RISEPR30M01
Gram Stain Positive Positive
Bacterial Morphology Bacillus Bacillus
PCR/Electrophoresis
#1
Negative Negative
PCR/Electrophoresis
#2
Negative Negative
Antibiotic Production Negative Negative
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE TEST RESULTS
Antibiotic CLRV30TSA01A CLRV30M01B JCR30TSA01A
Kanamycin 2.0 cm 1.0 cm 2.0 cm
Penicillin 0.0 cm 0.0 cm -
Tetracycline 1.6 cm 2.4 cm 2.2 cm
Gentamicin 1.9 cm 0.9 cm -
Chloramphenicol 0.0 cm 0.0 cm 2.5 cm
Bacitracin 0.0 cm 0.0 cm 1.5 cm
Vancomycin 0.0 cm 0.0 cm -
Streptomycin 1.6 cm 1.0 cm 1.9 cm
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE TEST RESULTS
Antibiotic S15UPRC-
RISESCDM30T01B
Streptomycin 2.2 cm
Chloramphenicol 2.3 cm
Erythromycin 1.0 cm
Kanamycin 1.6 cm
Gentamicin 0.6 cm
AntibioticS15UPRC-RISEPR30M01
Rifampin 0.13 cm
Kanamycin 0.16 cm
Vancomycin 0.17cm
Streptomycin 0.30 cm
Tetracyclin 0.14 cm