What is the mode of action of the penicillin antibiotics?

A zone interpretation of susceptible or sensitive means that the antibiotic has no effect on the bacteria.

Which media is used for antimicrobial testing?

Which of the following antibiotics inhibits folic acid synthesis in bacteria?

In the Kirby Bauer disc diffusion test the ________ of the zone of inhibition is measured and used for interpretation.

The turbidity standard used in the Kirby Bauer test:

Who discovered antibiotics?

The zone of the diameter is measured in millimeters (mm).

When setting up a Kirby Bauer test placed how many directions on the plate should the swab containing the bacteria be streaked across the surface of the plate?

If a bacterium is resistant to an antibiotic that drug will be effective in treating that infection.