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Description: Staphylococcus aureus growing on a nutrient agar. The discs contain an antibiotic. The bacterium is completely resistant to three of the antibiotics. The zones around the discs are where the bacteria have not grown because they are sensitive to the antibiotic in each of the discs of filter paper.
Title: Antibiotic sensitivity test
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Author: Dr Graham Beards
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