2 SEM ACC W/RAVEN CARDED
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Chapter 31, Problem 3S
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To determine: Antibiotic effectivity on
Introduction: The word antibiotic means “against life”. Therefore, any drug that can kill germs in our body is basically an antibiotic. Specifically, antibiotics are medicines that help to stop infections caused by bacteria, either by killing them or by keeping them from copying themselves or reproducing.
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