Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780321918550
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 2MC
In a Kirby-Bauer susceptibility test, the presence of a zone of inhibition around disks containing antimicrobial agents indicates _____.
- a. that the microbe does not grow in the presence of the agents
- b. that the microbe grows well in the presence of the agents
- c. the smallest amount of the agent that will inhibit the growth of the microbe
- d. the minimum amount of an agent that kills the microbe in question
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