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Name: Melissa
Status: Other
Grade:  Other
Location: DE
Country: United States
Date: June 2008
Question:
What additional steps would be taken to determine whether the bacteria in the zone of inhibition are alive or dead, to see if the chemical was bacteriocidal or bacteriostatic?


Replies:
Hi Melissa,

Some more info would help here. What are you trying to do? What's your experimental setup? You mention 'additional' steps -- what have you tried already? It sounds like you know the different between -cidal and -static, so is this just a microbiology-lab-technique question? What is your application (e.g. presentation to kids, lab report / class assignment, etc.)? Also, if applicable, who is your audience (age/level)?

Thanks,
Burr


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