Disinfectants, Antimicrobial Agent Susceptibility Testing, and Resistance
Disinfectants Bactericidal means the ability to kill bacteria. Bactericidal substances can destroy important components of susceptible bacterial cells, killing them. Bacteriostatic means the ability to prevent further bacterial multiplication without necessarily showing the effect on the mature cells (Nemeth, 2015). Virucidal means the ability to deactivate viruses. Fungistatic means the ability to inhibit the growth of fungi. Fungistatic compounds will prevent the growth of fungi without necessarily destroying the mature

