Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 8, Problem 3AL
Suppose you tested the effectiveness of disinfectants with the phenol coefficient test and obtained the results shown in the “Bacterial Growth After Treatment” table. What disinfectant can you safely say is the most effective? Can you determine its phenol coefficient from these results?
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Chapter 8 Solutions
Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 8.1 - MICRO INQUIRY Which types of agents can be used...Ch. 8.1 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. Define the following...Ch. 8.1 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. What is the difference...Ch. 8.2 - MICRO INQUIRY Examine graph (a). How long would it...Ch. 8.3 - MICRO INQUIRY How might one verify that filtration...Ch. 8.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. What are depth filters...Ch. 8.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. Describe the operation...Ch. 8.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. Describe how an...Ch. 8.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. In the past, spoiled...Ch. 8.4 - Prob. 3CC
Ch. 8.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. What is the correlation...Ch. 8.5 - MICRO INQUIRY Why is it important that all of...Ch. 8.5 - MICRO INQUIRY Why are cross-linking agents such as...Ch. 8.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. Why are most...Ch. 8.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Construct a table that...Ch. 8.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 3. Which disinfectants or...Ch. 8.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 4. How do phenolic agents...Ch. 8.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 5. Which physical or...Ch. 8.6 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. Briefly explain how the...Ch. 8.6 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply How does being in a biofilm...Ch. 8.6 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Suppose hospital custodians...Ch. 8.6 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Briefly describe the phenol...Ch. 8.6 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Why might it be necessary...Ch. 8.7 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply How would you explain to a...Ch. 8.7 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Propose the use of specific...Ch. 8 - Prob. 1RCCh. 8 - Throughout history, spices have been used as...Ch. 8 - Design an experiment to determine whether an...Ch. 8 - Suppose you tested the effectiveness of...Ch. 8 - Prob. 4AL
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