Bacterial Growth Bacteria grow by binary fission. Starting with one organism how many organisms would you have after 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 generations. List examples of both kinds of control. Negative control refers to disinfection , antisepsis and sterilization . All are powerful disinfectants.
Alcohols remove lipids and disrupt cell membrane.
Good for washing skin. Kills vegetative bacterial cells and enveloped viruses well. Not effective on endospores and non-enveloped viruses. Many are used in food preservation where they are useful in inhibiting fungal growth. Silver sulfadiazine is also used on burn patients.