Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Bacteriostatic agent are chemical or biological agent that does not kill bacteria unnecessarily, but it will stops bacteria from replication. Based on their use, bacteriostatic can be distinguished into disinfectants, antiseptics, antibiotics, and preservatives. The bacterial growth is limited through bacteriostatic antibiotics by interfering replication of DNA and production of bacterial protein.

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