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What is "Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial" - Definition & Explanation
Last Updated on: 14-Mar-2024 (4 months, 13 days ago)
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Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial
An antimicrobial that effectively controls or kills at least 3 of the basic microorganism groups. This term is important to help give a specific encompassing term to technologies that offer protection from the gamut of microorganisms, without the sometimes vague nature of the term antimicrobial, which could mean kills just one type or kills many types.

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