A selective medium contains. a substance that inhibits the growth of a certain type of microorganism while permitting the growth of a different type. If chemicals in a medium are manipulated so that the appearance of one microorganism is different from another, the medium is called.
The definition of resistant is someone or something that fends off or works against. An example of someone resistant is a older person who doesn't want to use email; resistant to change. An example of something resistant is a bug that isn't dying even though you've sprayed it with pesticide; resistant to spray. resistant. resistant.
The Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) definition of insecticide resistance is 'a heritable change in the sensitivity of a pest population that is reflected in the repeated failure of a product to achieve the expected level of control when used according to the label recommendation for that pest species'.