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Article: Bacterial Resistance and Response to Antibacterial Agents
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Bacterial Resistance and Response to Antibacterial Agents
An understanding of how bacteria adapt to their environment and how certain agents interact with bacteria is essential for forensic investigators and those charged with the ultimate cleaning of crime scenes. The condition of bacteria often yields important clues as to the treatment of a body after death and can even play an important part in the determination of the
cause of death
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Bactericidal is a term that refers to the treatment of a bacterium so that the organism is killed. A bactericidal treatment is always lethal and is also referred to as sterilization. Bacteriostatic refers to a treatment that restricts the ability of ...