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antibiogram

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antibiogram (anˈ·tē·bīˑ·ō·gram),
n method of testing the efficacy of antibiotics by introducing an antibiotic into the middle of a bacteria-laden petri dish. A clear zone indicates the bactericidal activity. The greater the diameter of the zone, the higher the efficacy of the antibiotic.

antibiogram
antibiotic sensitivity report.

antibiogram
Microbiology The profile of an organism's susceptibility/resistance to a panel of antibiotics, which can be used to determine genetic relatedness of various bacteria Cf Molecular strain typing.


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MOLECULAR ANALYSIS AND ANTIBIOGRAM OF COLIFORMS ISOLATED FROM RIVER WATER SERVING A WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
Susceptibility to [beta]3-1actam antimicrobial drugs and chloramphenicol was tested according to the recommendations of the Antibiogram Committee of the French Society for Microbiology.
Antibiogram Analysis Disk diffusion assay was performed to assess the antibiotic resistance/sensitivity pattern (Clinical Laboratory Standard Institute [CLSI], 2002).
 
 
 
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