antimicrobial agent

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antimicrobial
adjective
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/ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkrəʊ.bi.əl/us
/ˌæn.t̬i.maɪˈkroʊ.bi.əl/
able to destroy harmful microbes (= small living things that can ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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(Definition ofantimicrobialandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The list of causative antimicrobials is extensive but, in general, anyantimicrobialagentthat can get into the intestinal lumen can, even in small amounts, induce disease.
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Regardless of theantimicrobialagentexamined in this study, high magnification confocal micrograph images revealed that some of the bacterial cells were unaffected by the various treatments.
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As soon as a newantimicrobialagentis used, micro-organisms are under selective pressure to develop resistance to it and usually do.
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Resistance problems have always existed and probably always will, no matter how many classes ofantimicrobialagentor new mechanisms are developed.
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He hypothesized that some form ofantimicrobialagentwas being expressed on the skin.
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If bacteria or fungi that can cause infection grow in the culture, other tests can determine whichantimicrobialagentwill most effectively treat the infection.
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It has surfactant, antiseptic, and anti-infective properties, and it is used as a topicalantimicrobialagentin first aid antiseptics.
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An alternative explanation is the dilution of the activeantimicrobialagent(chlorhexidine) in isopropyl alcohol rather than water (iodine).
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Ovotransferrin functions as anantimicrobialagentand transports iron to the developing embryo.
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In addition, this product serves as anantimicrobialagentin latex adhesives and in paper coatings that also contact food.
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Waste water should be treated with bleach or otherantimicrobialagent.
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The researchers concluded that the minimum concentration of copper to be an effectiveantimicrobialagentis 55% for yeasts and bacteria.
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The cytotoxic effect of carvacrol can make it an effective antiseptic andantimicrobialagent.
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It is used as a stain and as anantimicrobialagent.
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With the development of modern antibiotics in the 1940s, the use of silver as anantimicrobialagentdiminished.
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A combination of antibiotics and anantimicrobialagenthas successfully worked to fight infection.
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Its efficacy as anantimicrobialagentand the risk of bacterial resistance remains controversial.
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Minimum inhibitory concentrations are important in diagnostic laboratories to confirm resistance of microorganisms to anantimicrobialagentand also to monitor the activity of new antimicrobial agents.
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In addition, they all have accumulated moderate resistances to an extraordinary collection of physical and chemical antimicrobial agents.
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