Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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1. Why are most antimicrobial chemical agents disinfectants rather than sterilants? What general characteristics should one look for in a disinfectant?
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Prescott's Microbiology
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