Which of the following pairs of terms is mismatched?

A. germicide - kills microbes

B. sterilant - destroys all living microorganisms

C. fungicide - kills yeasts and molds

D. bacteriostatic - kills vegetative bacterial cells

E. virucide - inactivates viruses

Which of the following pairs of terms is mismatched?

D. bacteriostatic - kills vegetative bacterial cells

Explanation:

All the options mentioned are different methods of antimicrobial control. Germicide is a product that kills microbes, a sterilant destroys all living microorganisms, fungicide kills yeasts and molds and virucide inactivates viruses. When it comes to a bacteriostatic agent not necessarily kills bacteria, but it stops them from reproducing. To take into account, the best method to sterilize heat-labile solutions is membrane filtration.