While testing susceptibility of a bacterial species to an antibiotic using Kirby Bauer disk diffusion technique, the species is considered sensitive to the antibiotic used as long as a zone of inhibition is produced around antibiotic disk. True or False.
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Step 1: The Kirby Bauer disk diffusion technique is used to test the susceptibility of a bacterial species to an antibiotic by measuring the zone of inhibition around the antibiotic disk. Show more…
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