It is not known which of the actions of nitrofurantoin is primarily responsible for its bactericidal activity.

But the main reason for its use for dressing of wounds is not its bactericidal activity.

While each of the two is only a bacteriostatic agent, the combination shows bactericidal activity.

Relative to nalidixic acid, cinoxacin was found to have a slightly greater inhibitory and bactericidal activity.

Its bactericidal activity has also been studied.

The oxidized products produced through the action of this enzyme have potent bactericidal activities.

Silver, a prohibitively expensive precious metal, had the highest bactericidal activity; copper came in second.

However it should be noted that the concentration required for bactericidal activity is also highly dependent on bacterial concentration.

This rapid action at the outer membrane, it is presumed, accounts for most of the bactericidal activity.

The greatest bactericidal activity is associated with the C12-C14 alkyl derivatives.