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Bacteriostatic

Definition

adjective

Of, or pertaining to, a substance (or condition) that inhibit or prevent further growth of bacteria.


Supplement

Word origin: G.bakterion, little staff + Gk -statés, equiv. to sta- (s. of histánai to make stand; see stand) + -tés agent n. suffix.

Related forms: bacteriostat (noun).

Compare: bactericidal.
See also: bacteriostat.


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Antibiotic effect

... and no. Many antibiotics do as you say, that is they only suppress the bacterial growth but do not kill the microbes. These antibiotics are called bacteriostatic. Streptomycin, however, is bactericidal antibiotic as far as I know, and thus it kills bacteria that it affects (it is bacteriostatic ...

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by biohazard
Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:33 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Antibiotic effect
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Re: Bacteriostatics

Thanks Cat.:D is this how all bacteriostatic agents work? or just tetracycline?

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by icedoxx
Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:30 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Bacteriostatics
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Views: 1103

Bacteriostatics

... they die, but if this antibiotic is removed prematurely, cells can resume their normal activity as soon as tetracycline is degraded. Hence its bacteriostatic effect.

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by Cat
Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:57 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Bacteriostatics
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Views: 1103

Bacteriostatics

Hey im doing an essay on Antibiotics and how they work. i need some help with how Bacteriostatics work, ive looked on some websites and most of the information is very confusing.. http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/Antibiotics.html#tetracyclines ...

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by icedoxx
Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:21 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Bacteriostatics
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Views: 1103

Bacteria and disinfectants

What you read on the web is the correct way to test for inhibition of growth, and what you did was wrong, in spite of what your teacher told you. Bacteriostatic or bactericidic do not change the result: once the colonies have grown in a lawn (to confluence), you won't see a difference if they die ...

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by canalon
Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:44 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Bacteria and disinfectants
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