Methods of microbial control called ________ arrest the growth of microbes.
A) microbicial
B) microbistatic
C) sanitizing
D) degerming
E) antiseptic

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Microbistatic methods inhibit the growth of microbes, but do not necessarily kill them. This is different from microbicidal methods, which actually kill the microbes. Choice A is incorrect because microbicial is not a real word. Choices C, D, and E are all types of microbicidal methods.

Methods of Microbial Control Called ________ Arrest the Growth of Microbes