Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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ISBN: 9781259709999
Author: Denise G. Anderson Lecturer, Sarah Salm, Deborah Allen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Describe the difference between the terms antibiotic and antimicrobial.

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The difference between antibiotic and antimicrobial.

Introduction:

Antimicrobials and antibiotics are substances that inhibit the growth or kill the pathogens that cause infection in the body. They might be confused by people as substances belonging the same category, but they are different.

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Difference between antimicrobials and antibiotics-

Antimicrobials Antibiotics
The term antimicrobials refer to any substance that inhibits the action of microorganisms or kill them, with almost imparting no damage to the host. The term antibioticsrefer to the products of microorganisms that kill the other microorganisms
Antimicrobials have a broad range. Antibiotics have a narrow range.
Antimicrobials can perform the function of antibiotics too. Antibiotics cannot perform the task of antimicrobials.
For example, salvarson. For example, penicillin G.
Conclusion

Therefore, it can be concluded that antibiotics are a part of antimicrobials but all antimicrobials are not antibiotics.

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