minimal inhibitory concentration

minimal inhibitory concentration
minimal inhibitory concentration n the smallest concentration of an antibiotic that regularly inhibits growth of a bacterium in vitro abbr. MIC called also minimum inhibitory concentration

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(MIC) the lowest concentration of a given antimicrobial agent that inhibits the growth of almost all members of a given species of microorganism.

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