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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.
Why does penicillin kill only actively multipling cells and lysozyme will kill cells in any stage of growth?
Penicillin inhibits transpeptidase, and enzyme that is necessary for bacterial cell wall synthesis. If a cell is not actively multiplying, then no cell wall synthesis is occurring and, therefore, penicillin does not inhibit the bacteria.
Can you write a sentence using inhibit?
The medication is designed to inhibit the growth of bacteria in the body.
Chemicals made by some bacteria to inhibit the growth of microorganisms?
Antibiotics
Does dog saliva really kill bacteria?
It can inhibit the growth of some bacteria but dog saliva contains bacteria.
What is a microorganisms that is used to make penicillin?
Penicillin is produced by the Penicillium notatum fungi. Penicillin is one of the earliest discovered and widely used antibiotics. Antibiotics are natural substances that are released by bacteria and fungi into the their environment to inhibit the growth of other microbes, so it is biological warfare on a microscopic scale.
Why use isopropyl alcohol to inhibit bacterial growth?
Isopropyl alcohol is used to inhibit bacterial growth because it acts as a disinfectant. This kills the bacteria and prevent them from multiplying.
Do EMB plate dyes inhibit growth of Gram-positive or negative bac?
The dyes (eosin Y and methylene blue) inhibit the growth of gram- positive bacteria.
Are non-dividing bacteria sensitive to penicillin?
No, it is not. Only dividing bacteria are sensitive to penicillin, as it usually work by either damaging the harmful dividing bacteria's cell membrane or preventing its growth.
Is penicillin a bacteria?
Yes, penicillin prevents the formation of new bacterial cell wall. If a bacteria reproduces, new cell wall cannot be produced and the cell lyses and dies. However penicillin has no effect on a quiescent (non-reproducing) bacteria. Therefore penicillin is also called a bacteriostatic agent (prevents growth of bacteria), which means penicillin does stop bacteria from reproducing.
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.
