Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition by Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Exercise 32

Critical thinking is the ability to reason and solve problems using facts and concepts. These questions can be approached from a number of angles and, in most cases, they do not have a single correct answer.
Compare and contrast the terms bactericidal and bacteristatic in relation to microbial control agents. Develop a simple experimental method that could be used to test whether a control agent exhibits bactericidal or bacteristatic effects.