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- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Clinton_College/BIO_403%3A_Microbiology_(Neely)/05%3A_Interactions_between_Microbes_and_Humans_and_Antimicrobial_Treatment/5.01%3A_Control_of_Microbial_Growth/5.1.04%3A_Testing_the_Effectiveness_of_Antiseptics_and_DisinfectantsSeveral environmental conditions influence the potency of an antimicrobial agent and its effectiveness. For example, length of exposure is particularly important, with longer exposure increasing effic...Several environmental conditions influence the potency of an antimicrobial agent and its effectiveness. For example, length of exposure is particularly important, with longer exposure increasing efficacy. Similarly, the concentration of the chemical agent is also important, with higher concentrations being more effective than lower ones. Temperature, pH, and other factors can also affect the potency of a disinfecting agent.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Prince_Georges_Community_College/PGCC_Microbiology/10%3A_Control_of_Microbial_Growth/10.02%3A_Testing_the_Effectiveness_of_Antiseptics_and_DisinfectantsSeveral environmental conditions influence the potency of an antimicrobial agent and its effectiveness. For example, length of exposure is particularly important, with longer exposure increasing effic...Several environmental conditions influence the potency of an antimicrobial agent and its effectiveness. For example, length of exposure is particularly important, with longer exposure increasing efficacy. Similarly, the concentration of the chemical agent is also important, with higher concentrations being more effective than lower ones. Temperature, pH, and other factors can also affect the potency of a disinfecting agent.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Manchester_Community_College_(MCC)/Remix_of_Openstax%3AMicrobiology_by_Parker_Schneegurt_et_al/11%3A_Control_of_Microbial_Growth/11.08%3A_Testing_the_Effectiveness_of_Antiseptics_and_DisinfectantsAntimicrobial resistance is on the rise and is the result of selection of drug-resistant strains in clinical environments, the overuse and misuse of antibacterials, the use of subtherapeutic doses of ...Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise and is the result of selection of drug-resistant strains in clinical environments, the overuse and misuse of antibacterials, the use of subtherapeutic doses of antibacterial drugs, and poor patient compliance with antibacterial drug therapies. Drug resistance genes are often carried on plasmids or in transposons that can undergo vertical transfer easily and between microbes through horizontal gene transfer.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Portland_Community_College/Cascade_Microbiology/16%3A_Control_of_Microbial_Growth/16.4%3A_Testing_the_Effectiveness_of_Antiseptics_and_DisinfectantsThe Association of Official Agricultural Chemists International (AOAC), a nonprofit group that establishes many protocol standards, has determined that a minimum of 59 of 60 replicates must show no gr...The Association of Official Agricultural Chemists International (AOAC), a nonprofit group that establishes many protocol standards, has determined that a minimum of 59 of 60 replicates must show no growth in such a test to achieve a passing result, and the results must be repeatable from different batches of disinfectant and when performed on different days.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Folsom_Lake_College/BIOL_440%3A_General_Microbiology_(Panoutsopoulos)/05%3A_Interactions_between_Microbes_and_Humans_and_Antimicrobial_Treatment/5.01%3A_Control_of_Microbial_Growth/5.1.04%3A_Testing_the_Effectiveness_of_Antiseptics_and_DisinfectantsSeveral environmental conditions influence the potency of an antimicrobial agent and its effectiveness. For example, length of exposure is particularly important, with longer exposure increasing effic...Several environmental conditions influence the potency of an antimicrobial agent and its effectiveness. For example, length of exposure is particularly important, with longer exposure increasing efficacy. Similarly, the concentration of the chemical agent is also important, with higher concentrations being more effective than lower ones. Temperature, pH, and other factors can also affect the potency of a disinfecting agent.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/New_England_College/Microbiology_with_NEC/10%3A_Control_of_Microbial_Growth/10.08%3A_Testing_the_Effectiveness_of_Antimicrobial_Chemicals_and_DrugsAntimicrobial resistance is on the rise and is the result of selection of drug-resistant strains in clinical environments, the overuse and misuse of antibacterials, the use of subtherapeutic doses of ...Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise and is the result of selection of drug-resistant strains in clinical environments, the overuse and misuse of antibacterials, the use of subtherapeutic doses of antibacterial drugs, and poor patient compliance with antibacterial drug therapies. Drug resistance genes are often carried on plasmids or in transposons that can undergo vertical transfer easily and between microbes through horizontal gene transfer.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Microbiology_(OpenStax)/13%3A_Control_of_Microbial_Growth/13.04%3A_Testing_the_Effectiveness_of_Antiseptics_and_DisinfectantsSeveral environmental conditions influence the potency of an antimicrobial agent and its effectiveness. For example, length of exposure is particularly important, with longer exposure increasing effic...Several environmental conditions influence the potency of an antimicrobial agent and its effectiveness. For example, length of exposure is particularly important, with longer exposure increasing efficacy. Similarly, the concentration of the chemical agent is also important, with higher concentrations being more effective than lower ones. Temperature, pH, and other factors can also affect the potency of a disinfecting agent.