Can tap water kill/inhibit growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria?

Subject: Can tap water kill/inhibit growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria?

Date: Sun Feb 17 14:29:49 2008
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Area of science: Microbiology
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I did a lab involving testing the effect of antibacterial products on 
Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria using the zone-of-inhibition method.  
Water was intended to be the standard of comparison, but it ended up having a 
significant zone of inhibition.  Is this possible, or is it merely the result 
of an error?

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