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3 methods for evaluating antimicrobials are _____ ____ test, ____ ____ concentration, & ____ ____ test
phenol coefficient - minimum inhibition - disc diffusion
(MIC) ____ ____ ____ & (MBC) ____ ____ ____
minimum inhibition concentration - minimum bactericidal concentration
a dilution test is needed in the ____ ____ test
phenol coefficient
3 indicator bacteria that are always used for the phenol coefficient test
salmonella typhi - staphylococcus aureus - pseudomonas aeruginosa
in phenol coefficient test, broth cultures are exposed to ____ of ____ ____ for a standard time
dilutions - test chemicals
lowest effective dilution is compared with that of ____
phenol
if phenol coefficient greater than 1, chemical is ____ (more/less) effective
more
if phenol coefficient less than 1, chemical is ____ (more/less) effective
less
a dilution test is a type of minimum ____/____ ____ (MIC/MBC) test
inhibitory/bactericidal concentration
MIC/MBC are used to test several ____
bacteria
MIC/MBC test use broth cultures that are exposed to ____ ____ ____ for a standard time
dilute test chemicals
greatest dilution with no growth is the ____
MIC
lowest dilution after sub culture into fresh medium with no chemicals is the ____
MBC
the lowest concentration (max dilution) that will inhibit an organism is a ____
MIC
the lowest concentration (maximum dilution) that will kill an organism is a ____
MBC
a commercially prepared chemical strip is called a commercial ____ ____ or e test
antibiotic MIC
commercial antibiotic MIC (e-test) creates a gradient of ____ ____ when placed on an agar plate
antibiotic concentration
sensitivity to antibiotics is called a ____ ____ test
kirby bauer
in a sensitivity test, ____/____ are seeded onto a petri plate
bacterium / pathogen
filter paper disc impregnated with different ____ ____/____ are placed onto the agar surface
chemical agents - antibiotics
in sensitivity to antibiotics test ____ ____ are evaluated by size (diameter, mm) of zones of inhibition
chemical agents
____ are compared with standard values
diameters
3 things that allow scientists to classify a pathogen (S I R)
sensitive - intermediate - resistant