Methods of Microbial Control Called ________ Arrest the Growth of Microbes

Question

Methods of microbial control called ________ arrest the growth of microbes.
A) microbicial
B) microbistatic
C) sanitizing
D) degerming
E) antiseptic

Accepted Answer

Microbistatic methods inhibit the growth of microbes, but do not necessarily kill them. This is different from microbicidal methods, which actually kill the microbes. Choice A is incorrect because microbicial is not a real word. Choices C, D, and E are all types of microbicidal methods.