Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
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Antimicrobial is the common term which used to refer a group of drugs that includes antifungal, antivirals, antiprotozoal, and antibiotics. An antimicrobial is an agent that destroys or stops the growth of microorganisms.
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Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.1 - Louis Pasteur is often credited with saying,...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 9.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.3 - To which antibiotic (A, B, C, D, or E) is the...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.4 - MICRO INQUIRY What is the difference between...
Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 2MICh. 9.4 - Prob. 3MICh. 9.4 - MICRO INQUIRY How is the mechanism by which...Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 5MICh. 9.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What are antimetabolites?...Ch. 9.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.5 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.5 - Prob. 4CCCh. 9.6 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.6 - Prob. 2CCCh. 9.6 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.7 - MICRO INQUIRY What is the mechanism by which...Ch. 9.7 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.7 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Why is malaria, like...Ch. 9.7 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.8 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.8 - Prob. 2CCCh. 9.8 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.8 - Prob. 4CCCh. 9 - Prob. 1RCCh. 9 - Prob. 2RCCh. 9 - Prob. 1ALCh. 9 - Prob. 2ALCh. 9 - Prob. 3ALCh. 9 - Prob. 4ALCh. 9 - Prob. 5AL
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