Antimicrobic (EASY – SUMMARY)

Exercise #31: Antimicrobic Sensitivity Testing: The Kirby-Bauer Method

"Antimicrobic" is a broad term used for any compound that . While often used interchangeably with "antibiotic," there are key distinctions: antimicrobic

: Antibiotic-impregnated discs are placed on a bacterial "lawn." The resulting Zone of Inhibition (the clear area where no growth occurs) is measured to categorize the organism as Sensitive (S) , Intermediate (I) , or Resistant (R) . antimicrobic

: Inhibiting the "unzipping" of DNA for replication. Metabolic enzymes : Blocking pathways like folate synthesis. antimicrobic

: Preventing the transcription of genetic code. 3. Antimicrobic Susceptibility Testing (AST)