Antimicrobial Assays: Comparison of Conventional and Fluorescence-Based Methods
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Antimicrobial assays are important tools to test and screen the inhibitory effects of myriad compounds against microorganisms before establishing their inhibitory spectra (broad vs. narrow). Knowledge of the inhibitory spectra of antimicrobial compounds before their application in the fields of agriculture, biotechnology, and medicine is crucial. Various conventional and contemporary methods are available, but they vary in their sensitivity and efficacy. In this study, our objective was to measure and compare the sensitivity and efficacy of an agar-based diffusion bioassay and a fluorescence-based assay for antimicrobial activity.
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Antimicrobial Assays: Comparison of Conventional and Fluorescence-Based Methods
Antimicrobial assays are important tools to test and screen the inhibitory effects of myriad compounds against microorganisms before establishing their inhibitory spectra (broad vs. narrow). Knowledge of the inhibitory spectra of antimicrobial compounds before their application in the fields of agriculture, biotechnology, and medicine is crucial. Various conventional and contemporary methods ar...
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