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Consider the following antibiotics

(i) Erythromycin

(ii) Ofloxacin

(iii) Chloramphenicol

(iv) Penicillin

The pair of bactericidal antibodies is
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Options:
  • A i-iii
  • B ii-iv
  • C ii-v
  • D i-iv
Solution:
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The correct answer is: ii-iv
Antibiotics are the substances which in low concentration inhibit the growth or destroy microorganisms by intervening in their metabolic processes. They are called bactericidal when they kill the microbes, e.g., penicillin, aminoglycosides, ofloxacin, etc.

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