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Assignment
A. Compare microbiocidal and microbiostatic chemicals.
B. Compare residual and non-persistent antimicrobial chemicals and provide an example of each type.
C. List microbe groups from the most resistant to least resistant to chemical antimicrobials.
D. What is the purpose of the Kirby Bauer test and describe the zone of inhibition in a Kirby Bauer test. Get the instant assignment help.
E. What are the two types of alcohol that are used as disinfectants and the effective concentration of these alcohols kill common microbes?
F. What is the active ingredient in household bleach, non-diluted concentration range and the recommended dilution for regular use?
G. Which groups of microbes are more rapidly killed by alcohol and what microbes are resistant to alcohol disinfectants?
H. List three main groups of non-alcohol non-bleach disinfectants/sanitizer chemical compounds, and include if they are persistent or not.
I. Provide a specific example chemical compound for each group of non-alcohol non-bleach disinfectants.
J. In lab activity Kirby Bauer test results, which disinfectant showed an antimicrobial zone of inhibition with most or all of the bacteria tested?
K. In the lab activity timed exposure test results, which bacteria survived and what helped it survive?