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These are substances that kill or inhibit disease-causing organisms?
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Why is it important to clean fomites before disinfecting them?
Fomites have the capability of transferring infectious organisms from one person to the next. The purpose of a disinfectant is to kill or inhibit the growth of such organisms, though it is typically never 100% effective. Cleaning the fomite removes a lot of these organisms, increasing the effectiveness of the disinfectant once applied, since it has less organisms to kill/inhibit. M.M.
The easiest microbial forms to kill or inhibit?
Vegetative bacteria and fungi
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 do you kill micro organisms?
micro organisms can kill you by causing diseases
Agents used to kill or inhibit growth of vegetative cells are generally called?
disinfectant
Why can it be dangerous to bring new organisms into an ecosystem?
it may kill other organisms in the ecosystem or others might kill it.
What does acid kill?
It can kill humans if i have not mistaken. It may kill organisms or bacterias.
What are the disadvantages of the bacteriostatic method?
Bacteriostatic method can only inhibit the growth of microorganism but doesnt completely kill them.
Can pesticide kill organisms?
Yes
Does dog saliva really kill bacteria?
It can inhibit the growth of some bacteria but dog saliva contains bacteria.
What is the definition of antibacterial activity?
drugs or compounds which are having the ability to inhibit the growth of bacteria or kill the bacterial species
What would happen to a garden that was repeatedly sprayed with a fungicide?
Fungicides are chemical compounds used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores and would eventually kill the garden.
