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What is Agent which on addition to a colony inhibits its growth and on removal the colony regrows is - and explain in detail?
They prevent the multiplication of bacteria but however they remain alive. Few antibiotics such as tetracycline,sulphomethoxazole REF:Textbook of microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker. Page no.: 28 Tara textbook of pharmacology