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Q: What is A medication that kills or slows the growth of bacteria?
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How can bacteria diseases be cured?

Yes, An antibacterial is a compound or substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria.


Agent that slows or stops the growth of bacteria?

Antibiotics inhibit the growth of bacteria.


What Enhances flavor and slows the growth of bacteria in bread?

sugar


Why does putting milk in refrigerator help to prevent curdling?

slows growth of bacteria


What slows down the growth of bacteria at a temperature of 45 f or below?

cold temperature


A chemical that kills bacteria or slows their growth is called?

Antibiotics, is a generalized answer, however there are different types of antibiotics. There are Bacteriostatic Agents which answer your question in that they inhibit the growth of bacteria which is a microorganism Then there are bactericidal agents (bacteriocide) and they kill bacteria which is a microorganism Agents having the suffix -cidal kill organisms, agents having the suffix -static merely inhibit their growth and reproduction.


How does bacteria control?

Cooling can control the spread and growth of bacteria. As the temperature lowers, the movement and division of bacteria slows and eventually, as the temperature falls enough, ceases.


Does temperature effect how bread gets mold?

Yes. Bacteria breed faster in a warm humid environment. Above 60 degrees kills them, 5 degrees slows down the growth and below 0 degrees puts them to sleep.


How does pasteurization preserve food?

You are heating it, which destroys the bacteria or slows the microbial growth, so less bacteria in the food, which makes it safer to eat!


When does fresh ground beef start to develop bacteria?

Immediately. Keeping it cold only slows bacterial growth. Freezing it will stop the growth.


Why would a man be given doxycycline hyclate after a circumcision?

Doxycycline Hyclate is used for:Doxycycline Hyclate is a tetracycline antibiotic. It slows the growth of bacteria. Slowing the bacteria's growth allows the body's immune system to destroy bacteria.


What happens to the growth rate of bacteria when you freeze them?

Freezing bacterial cultures slows the death rate of the bacteria. When bacteria is frozen it goes into a sleep state and does not grow or multiply.