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The main ingredient in most shampoos is _____.

The ________ is the lowest concentration of a drug that inhibits visible growth in culture.

The ________ is the lowest concentration of a drug that inhibits visible growth in culture.

Which  media is commonly used to determine the oxygen requirements of a bacterial species?

A scientist discovers that a soil bacterium he has been studying produces an antimicrobial that kills Gram negative bacteria. She isolates and purifies the antimicrobial compound, then chemically converts a chemical side chain to a hydroxyl group. When she tests the antimicrobial properties of this new version, she finds that this antimicrobial drug can now also kill Gram-positive bacteria. The new antimicrobial drug with broad-spectrum activity is considered to be:

The ________ is the lowest concentration of a drug that inhibits visible growth in culture.

What is meant when a bacterium is said to become “resistant” to an antibiotic?

What is meant when a bacterium is said to become “resistant” to an antibiotic?

Turbidity is measured using a ________.

Penicillin, which is naturally produced by the mold Penicillium notatum to kill bacteria, is the first discovered: