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Name: Lauren
Status: student
Grade: 9-12
Location: Outside U.S.
Country: USA
Date: Spring 2012
Question:
How do you know if whether a compound is bactericidal or bacteriostatic?


Replies:
If the compound kills a target outright, it has the -icidal suffix. If it arrests their growth and reproduction for a time, but then the organism recovers, it has the -static prefix. At a low dose, -icidal compounds can be -static and vice versa!

Dr. Tim Durham Undergraduate Studies & University Colloquium Department of Biological Sciences Florida Gulf Coast University


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