Q: Based on class data only, which antimicrobial has the broadest spectrum? Which one has the narrowest…
A: An antimicrobial is an agent that kills or stops the growth of micro-organism. Antimicrobial…
Q: can the same chemical be used for an antiseptic and a disinfectant?
A: Antiseptic - These can slow down the growth as well as can kill the microbes, but do not harm the…
Q: what is the specific antimicrobial mechanism for mouthwash, hydrogen peroxide, isopropanal alcohol,…
A: Introduction Bacteria can be divided into 2 categories on the base of their ability to form spore.…
Q: Discuss two possible ways that microbes acquire antimicrobial resistance.
A: Antibiotics are common metabolic products that are extracted from aerobic bacteria and fungi. They…
Q: Why are antimicrobials inhibited in the presence of organic matter?
A: The different types of anti-microbials are anti-parasitic, anti-fungals, anti-bacterials, and…
Q: What is the importance of an antimicrobial removal device (ARD)?
A: The antimicrobial removal device (ARD) is a device that removes antibiotic residues from blood…
Q: Explain the desirable features of antimicrobial chemicals and what factors infl uence their eff…
A: The desirable features of an antimicrobial chemical include the following:It should be effective…
Q: How do hydrogen peroxide agents work and what is their best application as an antimicrobial?
A: Disinfectants are chemical agents applied to non-living objects to destroy bacteria, viruses, fungi,…
Q: Define antispasmodics
A: As we know A drug is any chemical substance or material that alters the physiology or psychology of…
Q: What is the connection between certain antimicrobial drugs and superinfections?
A: A microorganism develops an adaptive response towards antimicrobial drugs and is called drug…
Q: What is microbial death? What factors affect the microbial death? What aremicrobisidal and…
A: The microbiology studies about both the diseases causing microbes and beneficiary microbes, about…
Q: What are the major actions of antimicrobial agents? What criteria are used in the selection of…
A: Antimicrobial agents are chemical substance,drug or any other substance that were capable to kill…
Q: What factors influence the size of the zone of inhibition for an antimicrobial?
A: Testing of effectiveness of anti microbial drugs against microbes are important in identification of…
Q: What specific medium must be used in testing the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs?
A: The specific medium that must be used in testing the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs is…
Q: What is the specific anti microbial mechanism of hydrogen peroxide, 10% bleach, 70% isopropanol?
A: The anti-microbial mechanisms vary from substance to substance. For example, they may inhibit the…
Q: Name three types of antimicrobial proteins.
A: Antimicrobial proteins are the polypeptide that causes the destruction of bacteria. They are a part…
Q: What are potential antimicrobial drugs in the development of an appropriate antimicrobial
A: Antimicrobial drug is a medicine used to treat microbial infections. Antimicrobial is a general term…
Q: What is the differece between disinfection and sterilization? What is the dfference between…
A: Disinfection and sterilization are essential for ensuring that medical and surgical instruments do…
Q: Why are antimicrobials only directly effective against bacteria and what is the control on the…
A: Antimicrobials are agents that either kill microorganisms (microbicidal) or stop their growth…
Q: Why are antimicrobial processes inhibited in the presence of extraneous organic matter?
A: The extraneous organic material denotes the blood, serum, pus, etc. Here we will know why the…
Q: name two antimicrobials and explain whether the organism was susceptible, intermediate, or…
A: We know, the Antibiotic prevent or stops the growth of microorganisms. Information on the minimum…
Q: How alcohol is effective at contolling microbial growth?
A: Sterilization: Sterilization includes the complete wipeout of all microscopic life on a surface.…
Q: What are the similarities and differences between the functions of antibiotics, antiseptics, and…
A: Antibiotics: It is a type of antimicrobial substance which are active against bacterial infections.…
Q: Differentiate between the following and provide one example broad- and narrow-spectrum…
A: The antimicrobial drugs are the agents that inhibit the growth of micro-organisms and kill them. It…
Q: microbial CELLS is the most RESISTANT to disinfectants and antiseptics?
A: Prions are the infectious agent which are misfolded proteins having the ability to transmit their…
Q: What was the first synthetic antimicrobial? - Salvarsan - Tetracycline - Sulfonimide
A: Need to find the first antimicrobial from the following.
Q: Assigned chemical agent: How does this agent specifically destroy microbial cells? Propose a…
A: There are few important points that should kept in mind : The bacteria treated with allows stain to…
Q: Is the pH level of antibacterial soap higher, lower, or the same as H. influenzae, S. aureus and S.…
A: Antibacterial soap These are the soaps which have chemical ingredients that have the ability to…
Q: List some Characteristics of the Ideal Antimicrobial Drug.
A: Antimicrobial medications are natural or manmade chemical compounds that inhibit or eliminate the…
Q: What are antimicrobial peptides?
A: Introduction Short strands of amino acids connected by peptide bonds are called peptides.…
Q: What kind of drug might be made out of an antimicrobial peptide and describe an advantage it would…
A: Bacterial drug resistance is now a significant ill health everywhere the planet as a results of…
Q: Explain the desirable features of antimicrobial chemicals and whatfactors influence their…
A: A disease is a state of unhealthiness of the physical body, mind and social interaction. A disease…
Q: Does the antibiotic disk producing the largest zone of inhibition on a plate always correspond to…
A: ZONE OF INHIBITION: The Antibiotic disk contains some Antibiotic that slowly gets dispersed in to…
Q: What factors influence the size of the zone of inhibition in antimicrobial susceptibility testing?
A: Zone of inhibition test is also known as kirby-bauer's test. It measures antibiotic susceptibility…
Q: How are methods of precipitating proteins, such as heat and treatment with alcohol, also successful…
A: Yes they are successful in killing harmful microorganisms.. Precipitation is explain as protein is…
Q: how is the 0.5 McFarland standard prepared? What is the role of this standard in performing…
A: Antimicrobial susceptibility tests (AST) are microbial sensitivity tests that determine the…
Q: Draw a diagram to illustrate the procedure for the determination of the minimum inhibitory…
A: Microbes or microorganisms cannot be viewed with unaided eyes and require a microscope for their…
Q: What are the tests to determine the level of antimicrobial activity of a antimicrobial agent? How…
A: Antibiotic disc diffusion study is also known as the Kirby-Bauer method in which the susceptibility…
Q: How are dilution susceptibility tests and disc diffusion tests usedto determine microbial drug…
A: Although not all infectious agents require antimicrobial sensitivity testing, it is essential in…
Q: Is Vinegar a disinfectant?
A: It is not an EPA-registered disinfectant that means it won't kill 99.9 percent of bacteria and…
Q: Define radiation and assess the use of irradiation as a method ofmicrobial control.
A: The phenomenon of microbial growth deals with the control or inhibition of the growth of…
Q: Draw a diagram to illustrate the procedure for the determination of the minimum inhibitory…
A: The minimum inhibitory concentration is determined to estimate the efficiency of the chemical. It is…
Q: If an infectious agent is sensitive to several antimicrobial drugs, what other considerations might…
A: Any compound that inhibits the growth of microorganisms or kills them is called as antimicrobial.…
Q: Identify two antimicrobials that act by inhibiting protein synthesis.
A: A protein synthesis inhibitor is a substance that prevents or inhibits cell growth or proliferation…
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- Could an organism that is susceptible to an antimicrobial agent in laboratory testing fail to respond to it when that drug is used to treat the patient? Explain.How do hydrogen peroxide agents work and what is their best application as an antimicrobial?What are the tests to determine the level of antimicrobial activity of a antimicrobial agent? How dilution susceptibility and disk diffusion test can be used to determine the effectiveness of a drug?
- What factors influence the size of the zone of inhibition in antimicrobial susceptibility testing?how is the 0.5 McFarland standard prepared? What is the role of this standard in performing antimicrobial susceptibility test?Why are antimicrobials only directly effective against bacteria and what is the control on the antimicrobial plate?