If an antibiotic kills a bacterial pathogen, it is said to be __________; if it only inbibits the growth of the bacterial.

An antibiotic that is able to slow down the multiplication and growth of bacteria is said to be bacteriostatic whereas one that is able to kill and sterilize bacteria is said to be bactericidal.

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adeoladokun31 adeoladokun31 · Answer 2 · 2020-01-22T18:04:17+01:00

Answer: If antibiotic kills bacteria pathogen it is said to be BACTERICIDAL. If its inhibits the growth of bacterial, it is called BACTERIOSTATIC.

Explanation:

Antibiotics are substances that kills or slowdown the growth of bacterial pathogen. Antibiotics are called antibacterial. There are two forms of antibiotics and they are;

Bactericidal kills bacterial pathogen while bacteriostatic slows down or inhibits the growth of bacterial by by interfering with its cellular metabolism.

Examples of bacteriostatic antibiotics are tetracyclines,chloraphenicol, macrolides.

Examples of bactericidal antibiotics are penicillin, vancomycin e.t.c.