Determining microbial sensitivity to an antimicrobial agent by using a filter paper soaked with the drug on a bacterial lawn on an agar plate is called:

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The described method is known as the disk diffusion method, in which a filter paper disk soaked with an antimicrobial drug is placed on a bacterial lawn on an agar plate to determine the susceptibility of the bacteria to the drug. The other options, such as dilution method, automated testing, and phage typing, involve different procedures for determining bacterial susceptibility to antimicrobial agents.

Determining Microbial Sensitivity to an Antimicrobial Agent by Using a Filter