Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 10 - Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body: Antimicrobial Drugs - Questions For Review - Multiple Choice - Page 318: 2

Answer

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Work Step by Step

In a Kirby-Bauer susceptibility test, the presence of a zone inhibition around disks containing antimicrobial agent indicates that the microbe does not grow in the presence of the agents. Diffusion susceptibility tests involve uniformly inoculating a petri plate with a standardized amount of the pathogen in question.
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