Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Suggest a possible mechanism for how a microbe that becomes resistant to an antimicrobial chemical can transfer that to another microorganism, and also transfer resistance to antibiotics in the process.
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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Ch. 9.1 - Clearly define the terms sterilization,...Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 2AYPCh. 9.1 - Compare the action of microbicidal and...Ch. 9.1 - Name four categories of cellular targets for...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 9.2 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 9.2 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 9.2 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 9.2 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 9.2 - Prob. 10AYP
Ch. 9.2 - Differentiate between the two types of radiation...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 9.3 - Name the desirable characteristics of chemical...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 14AYPCh. 9.3 - List advantages and disadvantages to phenolic...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 16AYPCh. 9.3 - Prob. 17AYPCh. 9.3 - Identify some heavy metal control agents.Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 19AYPCh. 9.3 - Identify applications for ethylene oxide...Ch. 9.3 - Prob. 1MMCh. 9.3 - Prob. 2NPCh. 9.3 - Q. What is the mode of action of chlorhexidine?Ch. 9.3 - In the health care environment, use of...Ch. 9 - Prob. 1NPCh. 9 - Prob. 1QCh. 9 - Prob. 2QCh. 9 - Triclosan and other antimicrobial compounds have...Ch. 9 - Microbial control methods that kill _____ are able...Ch. 9 - Prob. 5QCh. 9 - Prob. 6QCh. 9 - Prob. 7QCh. 9 - Prob. 8QCh. 9 - Prob. 9QCh. 9 - Prob. 10QCh. 9 - Do you think UV radiation is a good way to...Ch. 9 - Suggest a possible mechanism for how a microbe...Ch. 9 - Prob. 13QCh. 9 - Prob. 14QCh. 9 - What additional considerations would you have to...Ch. 9 - Sanitization is a process by which a. the...Ch. 9 - Prob. 17QCh. 9 - Defend this statement: It is possible to make our...Ch. 9 - The most versatile method for sterilizing...Ch. 9 - Precisely what is microbial death?Ch. 9 - Prob. 21QCh. 9 - From chapter 3, figure 3.15. Study this...
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