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Antibiotic Resistance Of Bacteria Isolated From Soils, Jessica Vaughan May 2018

Antibiotic Resistance Of Bacteria Isolated From Soils, Jessica Vaughan

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

After the discovery of antibiotics, antibiotics have been increasingly implemented into human and veterinary medicine. In addition, antibiotics are inserted into animal feed for non-therapeutic purposes, which potentially leads to the development of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. When the livestock excrete waste onto the soil, the antibiotic resistant bacteria are introduced to the environment. With soil collected from different farms throughout the Bowling Green area, the microbial communities were analyzed to determine its bacterial compositions and their resistances to common antibiotics through a modified agar dilution technique. Once resistant colonies were isolated, they underwent more testing to determine if the colonies could …


Starks, Rick (Fa 1052), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 2017

Starks, Rick (Fa 1052), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1052. Paper titled “Early Farm Tools and Implements” in which Rick Starks visits the Penns Chapel community, a rural hamlet located near Bowling Green, to witness how residents use traditional farming equipment such as plows, wagons, and mills to create sustainable and cooperative environments.


Drake, James Fishback, 1818-1883 (Sc 1644), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2008

Drake, James Fishback, 1818-1883 (Sc 1644), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1644. Letter, 19 August 1845, from James F. Drake, Lexington, Kentucky to John Allen Gano, Centerville, Bourbon County, Kentucky, inquiring about a milk cow he has advertised for sale.


Ua66/5/2 Newsletter, Wku Department Of Agriculture Apr 2007

Ua66/5/2 Newsletter, Wku Department Of Agriculture

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter regarding programs, events, students and alumni of the WKU Agriculture department.


Ua66/5/2 Newsletter, Wku Department Of Agriculture Jan 2007

Ua66/5/2 Newsletter, Wku Department Of Agriculture

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter regarding programs, events, students and alumni of the WKU Agriculture department.


Ua3/3/1 Comments On Activities At The Western Kentucky State College Farm, Randolph Richards Feb 1966

Ua3/3/1 Comments On Activities At The Western Kentucky State College Farm, Randolph Richards

WKU Archives Records

WKU Farm report emphasizing ongoing research projects, crops and livestock yields and physical facilities.