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A bacteriostatic agent inhibits the growth of bacteria and fungi?
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∙ 11y ago
yes it does.
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What is bacteriostatic water?
water having bacteriostatic agent is bacteriostatic water. e.g. benzylalcohol
What is an antimycotic?
An antimycotic is an agent which inhibits the growth of fungi.
What is an Antimicrobial?
An antimicrobial is an agent which destroys microbes or inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action.
What is an MIC 90 as a measure of antibiotic activity?
The MIC is the lowest concentration of antimicrobial agent which inhibits the growth of the microorganism
Why isnt one antimicrobial agent equally effective against all three bacteria?
All three bacteria have different species, cell wall strengths and weaknesses so different antimicrobial agents will be needed to affect each. It's common that the antimicrobial agent does not kill the bacteria, only stopping the growth of the bacteria.
What inhibits bacterial growth but does not kill bacteria?
Bacteriostatic agent
What is the different between bactericidal and bacteriostatic?
BACTERIOCIDE: The agent which kill bacteria is called bacteriocidal it can be done by heat of any chemical. BACTERIOSTATIC: The agent which inhibit the growth and reproduction of bacteria but do not necessasarily kill the bacteria.
Agent that slows or stops the growth of bacteria?
Antibiotics inhibit the growth of bacteria.
What is bacteriostatic water?
water having bacteriostatic agent is bacteriostatic water. e.g. benzylalcohol
Is chlorhexidine bactericide or bacteriostatic agent?
Bactericidal antimicrobial agents kill the microbe, whereas bactericidal agents inhibit the growth of the microbe. Chloehexidine is an agent that kills bacteria, thus, it is considered a bactericidal antimicrobial agent.
How can growth of bacteria inhibited?
by using a bacteriostatic agent or making conditions unfavourable for growth ie. by changing the temperature, oxygen availability, pH, nutrient media on which it is cultured.
What is an antimycotic?
An antimycotic is an agent which inhibits the growth of fungi.
Differences between bacteriostatic and bacteriolytic agent?
Two possible ones: the bactericidal will kill off many more than just the one you want to target (killing off very helpful ones) or the bactericidal is rather toxic to the host (you). If you use the bacteriostatic, the body will have more time to mount an effective counter attack and win.
What is an Antimicrobial?
An antimicrobial is an agent which destroys microbes or inhibits their growth, or prevents or counteracts their pathogenic action.
What medical term is an agent that the stops or inhibits the growth of fungi?
Are you thinking of Antifungul medications? Or abstract (studies conducted to isolate thermophollic campylobacter spp?) or are you asking about the study of it? If so, antimicrobial, which in fact inhibits growth.
What is an MIC 90 as a measure of antibiotic activity?
The MIC is the lowest concentration of antimicrobial agent which inhibits the growth of the microorganism
Why isnt one antimicrobial agent equally effective against all three bacteria?
All three bacteria have different species, cell wall strengths and weaknesses so different antimicrobial agents will be needed to affect each. It's common that the antimicrobial agent does not kill the bacteria, only stopping the growth of the bacteria.
