BROCK BIOL. OF MICROORGAN.-W/ACCESS >I

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ISBN: 9780134810058

Author: MADIGAN

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Chapter 28.4, Problem 1MQ

Describe the disc diffusion test and the Etest for antimicrobial susceptibility. For an individual organism and an antimicrobial agent, what do the results signify?

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Describe the disc diffusion test and the Etest for antimicrobial susceptibility. For an individual organism and an antimicrobial agent, what do the results signify?

Solution Summary: The author explains that antimicrobial assay is carried out using a paper pinch (Disc diffusion) technique, which was first developed by Bayer in 1932.

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