________ is the suffix that indicates a chemical or process inhibits growth or multiplication of bacteria.

Bacterial endospores are more resistant to antimicrobial control methods than all other microbial forms.

Which of the following is the least resistant to antimicrobial control?

Which of the following dies more rapidly?

Which of the following concentration of ethanol is the most effective?

Which of the following methods of action of microbial control methods includes surfactants?

If a microbial control method changes the bonds that determine the tertiary structure of a microbe, what method of action has taken place?

_______ kills by disrupting cell membrane functions, denaturing proteins, and inactivating nucleic acids.

Heat inactivates proteins/enzymes by:

Dry heat is used for:

_________ cannot be used for surgical instruments with sharp cutting edges.

Which of the following methods of physical control non-specifically alters proteins and nucleic acids?

Used to decontaminate packages

Which of the following physical control methods require lengthy direct contact with a microbe?

A pore size of _______ is often used for sterilization during filtration.

HEPA filtration removes particles ______ and larger.

Removal of particles with HEPA filtration is accomplished by sieve in common paper filters rather than by adherence of particles to the fibers.

_____ kills vegetative bacteria, but not spores.

An antiseptic is a ______ level disinfectant.

___________ kills vegetative bacteria within minutes, and spores within 3-10 hours.

Which of the following chemicals are inactivated by organic material?

____________ hydrogen peroxide can be considered a sterilants when used appropriately.

Which of the following antiseptics disrupts metabolic enzymes and

Beta-lactam antibiotics use the mechanism of action:

Cell-membrane enzymes responsible for synthesizing peptidoglycan

Examples of beta lactate antibiotics are:

Beta-lactam antibiotics are primarily effective against existing peptidoglycan.

Beta-lactam antibiotics are most effective against

Inhibits translation by binding to 30S ribosomal protein, causing misreading of mRNA and incomplete synthesis of protein molecules.

Binds onto the cross-link peptide

What does this picture represent?

Polymyxins, an inhibitor of cell membrane function, is active against gram-negative bacteria. What characteristic limits it to topical use?

Converts into a false nucleotide that incorporates into fungal RNA

What method of action does fluconazole exhibit?

The inhibition of viral DNA-polymerase takes place in what method of microbial control?

Which of the following is not a primary site of action of antimicrobic drugs on cell walls?