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disk diffusion method — see disk diffusion test, under test … Medical dictionary
Agar diffusion test — The agar diffusion test, or the Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method, is a means of measuring the effect of an antimicrobial agent against bacteria grown in culture. The bacteria in question is swabbed uniformly across a culture plate. A filter… … Wikipedia
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Kirby-Bauer test — disk diffusion t … Medical dictionary
Kirby-Bauer method — disk diffusion test … Medical dictionary
zone of inhibition — in the disk diffusion test, the area in which an antimicrobial agent inhibits growth of the isolate being tested; beyond that area, the concentration of the agent in the medium is insufficient for inhibition of bacterial growth. See illustration … Medical dictionary
Kirby-Bauer method — A disk diffusion test to determine the susceptibility of a microorganism to chemotherapeutic agents … Dictionary of microbiology
Kirby-Bauer antibiotic testing — In Kirby Bauer testing, white wafers containing antibiotics are placed on a plate of bacteria. Circles of poor bacterial growth surround some wafers indicating susceptibility to the antibiotic. Kirby Bauer antibiotic testing (KB testing or disk… … Wikipedia
Burkholderia pseudomallei — B. pseudomallei colonies on Ashdown s agar showing the characteristic cornflower head morphology. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Antibacterial — Contents 1 History 2 Indications 3 Pharmacodynamics 4 Classe … Wikipedia
