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Zone of inhibition

The clear region around a disc impregnated with antimicrobial in a disk diffusion test. It indicates that the isolate being tested is susceptible to the antimicrobial.


Zoonotic

The capacity for transmitting disease to humans from other vertebrate animals (e.g. pigs, poultry, dogs), which are the natural hosts of the pathogens.



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