NEETChemistryChemistry in Everyday Life
What are the two primary effects that antibiotics can have on microbes?
Options
- ACidal and static
- BInhibitory and inhibiting
- CBacterial and viral
- DKilling and mutating
Correct answer
A. Cidal and static
Step-by-step solution
Antibiotics have either a cidal (killing) effect or a static (inhibitory) effect on microbes.