I'm writing a lab report on the effectiveness of lysol, roccal, and other things that kill germies but i don't know which term to use
2007-11-08 03:17:35 · 3 answers · asked by SKI THE EAST 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
They are used interchangeably but antibacterials are specific for bacteria only while antimicrobials may be used for any microbe.
For your lab report, it is best to use anitmicrobial since lysol can kill viruses.
2007-11-12 02:34:31 · answer #1 · answered by alynnemgb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They may interchangeable but strictly speaking, "anti-microbial" are for microbes -could be a bacteria, protozoa, some algea & fungi, viruses,& some worms. While "anti-bacterial" are specific for bacterias.
2007-11-12 04:40:22 · answer #2 · answered by Louie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are interchangeable terms, use either one
2007-11-08 11:19:54 · answer #3 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋