Which of the following pairs of terms is mismatched?
D. bacteriostatic – kills vegetative bacterial cells
Explanation:
All the options mentioned are different methods of antimicrobial control. Germicide is a product that kills microbes, a sterilant destroys all living microorganisms, fungicide kills yeasts and molds and virucide inactivates viruses. When it comes to a<em> bacteriostatic agent not necessarily kills bacteria, but it stops them from reproducing. </em>To take into account, the best method to sterilize heat-labile solutions is membrane filtration.
