Micromundo@Jaén: Ciencia ciudadana para la búsqueda de nuevos antimicrobianos
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2024-09-05
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[ES] El presente trabajo resume el proceso de obtención y evaluación de bacterias potencialmente capaces de producir nuevos antibióticos, realizado mediante la estrategia de "Crowdsourcing". En este proyecto, estudiantes universitarios de la Universidad de Jaén, denominados SWITAs, asesoran a grupos de alumnos
de instituto en la recolección y categorización de bacterias presentes en muestras de suelo recolectadas por
los mismos estudiantes. Para ello, se emplean técnicas microbiológicas con el objetivo de identificar las
bacterias morfológicamente y clasificarlas mediante la tinción de Gram así como evaluar su posible capacidad antimicrobiana mediante pruebas de susceptibilidad frente a cepas bacterianas incluidas en las denominadas “ESKAPE”. Además, se caracteriza la naturaleza (proteica o no) de los compuestos antimicrobianos mediante el método de la proteasa.
[EN] The present work summarizes the process of obtaining and evaluating potential bacteria that may have the capability to produce new antibiotics, carried out through a "Crowdsourcing" strategy. In this project, university students from the University of Jaén, called SWITAs, advise groups of high school students in the collection and categorization of bacteria present in soil samples collected by the students themselves. To do this, microbiological techniques are used to identify bacteria morphologically and classify them using Gram staining, followed by evaluating their possible antimicrobial capacity through susceptibility tests against bacterial strains included the so-called “ESKAPE” group. Furthermore, the nature (proteinaceous or not) of the antimicrobial compounds is characterized using the protease method.
[EN] The present work summarizes the process of obtaining and evaluating potential bacteria that may have the capability to produce new antibiotics, carried out through a "Crowdsourcing" strategy. In this project, university students from the University of Jaén, called SWITAs, advise groups of high school students in the collection and categorization of bacteria present in soil samples collected by the students themselves. To do this, microbiological techniques are used to identify bacteria morphologically and classify them using Gram staining, followed by evaluating their possible antimicrobial capacity through susceptibility tests against bacterial strains included the so-called “ESKAPE” group. Furthermore, the nature (proteinaceous or not) of the antimicrobial compounds is characterized using the protease method.