Question

A dilution test can be used for checking stability of

Answer 1

stability of antibacterial agent

Answer 2

A dilution test can be used for checking the stability of an antimicrobial.

Dilution Test:

• A dilution test can be carried out to find the minimum inhibitory concentration of an antimicrobial that can successfully kill bacteria or fungi.
• In many cases, the dilution method is used as a reference for testing the susceptibility of an antimicrobial.
• In the dilution test, serial dilutions of the antimicrobial agent are prepared and inoculated in tubes with a particular number of tested bacterium/fungi.
• For this test, the control strain is prepared separately.
• Both the test tube and the control tube are incubated at a particular temperature. The selected temperature is the optimal condition for the growth of the bacteria or fungi over a period of time.
• The end results of the experiment are taken either as the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) or minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC).