Question

difference between bactericidal and bacteriostatic​

Answer 1

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ “ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴏsᴛᴀᴛɪᴄ” ᴀɴᴅ “ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴄɪᴅᴀʟ” ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ: “ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴏsᴛᴀᴛɪᴄ” ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ᴏғ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀ (ɪ.ᴇ., ɪᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀʏ ᴘʜᴀsᴇ ᴏғ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ), ᴀɴᴅ “ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴄɪᴅᴀʟ” ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴋɪʟʟs ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀ.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The definitions of “bacteriostatic” and “bactericidal” appear to be straightforward: “bacteriostatic” means that the agent prevents the growth of bacteria (i.e., it keeps them in the stationary phase of growth), and “bactericidal” means that it kills bacteria.