Explain the terms; disinfection,bactericidal and
bacteriostatic as applied to chemicals in the biological
laboratory.

Answer Posted / vaishali

the substances used for sterilising an inanimate object or a
particular area are called disinfectants
bacteriostatic agents are only capable of restricting
bacterial cell growth and not cell death
bactecidal agents can effectively cause bacterial cell death
and hence cause sterilisation

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