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it is bactericidal b/c it binds 30s ribosomal subunit &inhibit protein synthesis
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∙ 12y agoBacteriostatic
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∙ 10y agoBactericidal.
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∙ 10y agoTypically bactericidal.
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What concentration of a drug is one at which microbes survive but are not able to grow and reproduce?
bacteriostatic, not bacteriocidal
Is streptomycin a bad bacteria?
No streptomycin is an antibiotic
What is bacteriostatic water?
water having bacteriostatic agent is bacteriostatic water. e.g. benzylalcohol
What is bacteriostatic?
Bacteriostatic means it inhibits the growth of bacteria, but isn't necessarily sterile.
What methods of action would be bacteriostatic?
inhibition of RNA synthesis is one method of action that is bacteriostatic.
Is metronidazole 500 mg is bacteriostatic or bactericidal?
bacteriocidal
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.
What concentration of a drug is one at which microbes survive but are not able to grow and reproduce?
bacteriostatic, not bacteriocidal
How can bacteriostatic and bactericidal disinfectants be distinguished?
Bacteriocidal - kills bacteria. Bacteriostatic - means that it arrests the growth of bacteria, but the bacteria is not killed. It can repopulate the disinfected area once the antimicrobial substance is removed.
Can you take zicam and cephalexin and sulfamethoxazole together?
Cephalexin and sulfamethoxazole can not be taken together, irrespective of zicam. Cephalexin is bacteriocidal and all sulfa drugs including sulfamethoxazole are bacteriostatic.
Can you take Flucloxacillin and clindamycin at the same time?
No. They should not be taken together. Oxytetrcycline is bacteriostatic and amoxicillin is bacteriocidal. Given together amoxicillin goes to waste and there are chances that bacteria may develope resistance to amoxicillin.
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.
Is vancomycin is bactericidal or bacteriostatic?
Bacteriostatic
Is streptomycin a bad bacteria?
No streptomycin is an antibiotic
Are bacteriocidal agents sterilants?
No
What is bacteriostatic water?
water having bacteriostatic agent is bacteriostatic water. e.g. benzylalcohol
Why stReptomycin spelling is mycin?
Streptomycin is an antibiotic drug. A mycinrefers to the particular family of antibiotics that includes Streptomycin antibiotics.
