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 9, Problem 12SA
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Why 70% alcohol solution is more effective than 100% solution.
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A disinfectant has the properties of chemical and physical methods to devoid the microbes. However apart from sterilization, most of the disinfectants have no ability in exclusion of microbes completely. Most of the disinfectants have the ability to inhibit the microbes temporarily.
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
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