The Kirby-Bauer test examines the effectiveness of antibiotics and disinfectants or antiseptics on separately plated bacteria. Which of the following Zones of Inhibition (ZOI) measurements on a plate of Klebsiella pneumoniae shows the strongest inhibition of the bacterium's growth? a) Penicillin, 7 mm ZOI b) Actinomycin, 9 mm ZOI c) Tetracycline, 26 mm ZOI d) Chloramphenicol 2 mm ZOI e) Streptomycin, 23 mm ZOI
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and disinfectants or antiseptics on separately plated bacteria.
Which of the following Zones of Inhibition (ZOI) measurements on a plate of Klebsiella pneumoniae
shows the strongest inhibition of the bacterium's growth?
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