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The disk diffusion test determines antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria. Antibiotic disks are placed on agar inoculated with bacteria. If antibiotics inhibit or kill bacteria, zones of inhibition without bacterial growth form around disks. Zone sizes depend on antibiotic effectiveness and diffusion, and must be compared to standards to determine bacterial susceptibility. Larger zones correlate with greater antibiotic effectiveness against that bacteria. The test is convenient and efficient compared to dilu

Author
Nazmul Islam Abir
Language
EN