Abstract

Have you ever wondered how antibiotics and other medicines are able to stop dangerous infections? How do such medications kill microorganisms without in general harming the person the microorganisms are infecting? Because many different types of microorganisms can infect us, we have had to develop an amazing number of ways to deal with these harmful microbes. Fungal infections can be particularly dangerous, but we have developed many different antifungal medications that can usually deal with these infections. But how do antifungal medications work, and how effective are they? In this science project, you will test how well different common antifungal medications can stop the growth of baker's yeast, a harmless variety of fungus often used in baking.

Objective
Determine how different antifungal medications slow or stop the growth of fungus.