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Disinfectants are effective against vegetative cells and viruses, but not endospores.
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∙ 9y agoDisinfectants are able to kill bacteria and most pathogens. This bacteria can be harmful toward organisms however disinfectants also sometimes kill good bacteria too.
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What is lightning super effective against?
Lightning is super effective against water. I hope this helps.
How Well Do Disinfectants Work On Lunch Meat?
You should not use disinfectants on food - not if you intend to eat it.
The family that contains disinfectants is the?
The halogen family is probably the answer- as hypochlorites (household bleach) and chlorine dioxide are commonly used. Many other non halogen compounds are disinfectants such as phenol, C6H5OH, potassium peroxymonosulfate, are also disinfectants- the halogen family does not have a monopoly.
Why are microbial forms are the most resistant to disinfectants?
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What makes an organism more sronger or more effective?
The organisms ability to survive and be reproductively successful in the immediate environment.
Which antimicrobial agents were most effective against each organism?
The answer to which antimicrobial agents were most effective against each organism include neomycin, tetracycline, and chloramphenicol. Tetracycline can be used to treat pneumonia.
What are different types of disinfectant?
Disinfectants can be classified in two different ways. One is by what type of chemical they are. For example, the active ingredient in Lysol is O-phenylphenol. Phenol and some other disinfecting chemicals are chemically similar. Another way to classify disinfectants is by how many hard-to-kill microbes they are effective against. High level disinfectants can kill most endospore-forming bacteria which tend to be very resistant. There are intermediate level and low level disinfectants as well.
Are hand sanitizer and alcohol based disinfectants effective at eliminating pinworm eggs?
Hand sanitizer and alcohol based disinfectants are effective at eliminating the eggs of pinworms. Other measures need to be taken to eliminate the eggs such as medicating the person infected.
Paul Ehrlich wrote that only alkaline disinfectants would be effective against Mycobacterium How did he reach this conclusion?
I would guess that if a bacterium is acid fast, then Ehrlich thought an alkaline might destroy it.
Why are antibiotics not effective against virueses?
beacause viruses are not a living organism such as bacteria.Atibiotic it interrupt one of the process of a bacterial cell.
What is meaning by tuberculocidal in disinfectants?
Cidal means to killnow tuberculocidal means to kill the organism which is responsible for tuberculosis i.e. Mycobacterium tuberculae
What is super effective against gallade?
Ghost & Flying. I believe that's it! Not dark or bug because although they're super-effective against Psychic, they are not-effective against Fighting. And not Psychic, because though it's super-effective against Fighting, it's not-effective against Psychic.
What disinfectants are water based?
The are a number of disinfectants that are known to be water based. These include disinfectants such as Lysol, Oxy Clean in liquid format, and even Phenolics.
Is metranidazole effective against strep throat?
Metronidazole is not effective against the step throat.
What is most effective against flying Pokemon?
electric and ice are effective against flying
What Pokemon types are weak against what?
fire: effective against: steel, grass, bug, ice Weak against: Dragon, water, fire, rock Water: Effective against: rock, ground, fire Weak against: water, grass, ice, dragon Grass: Effective against: water, ground, rock Weak against: grass, fire Dark: Effective against: ghost, psychic Weak against: dark, fighting, rock, steel Fighting: Effective against: dark, steel, normal, ice, rock Weak against: bug, poison, flying, psychic Not-Affected: ghost Electric: Effective against: flying, water Weak against: dragon, grass, electric Not-Affected: rock, ground Ground: Effective against: poison, steel, electric, fire, rock Weak against: bug, grass Not-Affected: flying Flying: Effective against: grass, fighting, bug Weak against: electric, steel, rock Poison: Effective against: grass Weak against: ghost, rock, ground, poison Not-Affected: Steel Dragon: Effective against: dragon Weak against: steel Steel: Effective against: rock, ice Weak against: electric, water, fire, steel Ice: Effective against: grass, rock, flying, dragon, ground Weak against: water, steel, ice, fire Rock: Effective against: flying, fire, bug, ice Weak against: rock, ground, fighting, steel Ghost: Effective against: ghost psychic Weak against: dark, steel Not-Affected: normal Bug: Effective against: dark, psychic, grass Weak against: fighting, steel, fire, flying, ghost, poison Psychic: Effective against: fighting, poison Weak against: psychic, steel Not-Affected: dark
What are disinfectants?
Disinfectable
