Cationic detergents are surface active agents, also known as ______, which damage bacteria by binding bacterial surface proteins and disrupting ______.

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Cationic detergents are surface active agents, also known as ______, which damage bacteria by binding bacterial surface proteins and disrupting ______.

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Surfactants; cell membrane

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