Biology GCSE
microbiological assays
What microbiological assays means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of microbiological assays
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Tests of antiseptic or antibiotic efficacy in which filter paper discs soaked in antimicrobial agents are placed on inoculated agar lawns.
Topics that use microbiological assays
- Monitoring and maintaining health (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- AIDS
- airborne droplets
- antibiotics versus antivirals
- antibodies
- antigen detection with antibodies
- antiseptic chemicals
- bar charts
- bioethics and germline editing
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