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Why should inactivating agents be added to the culture media when performing tests for microbiological monitoring?

Inactivating agents should be added to the medium to anticipate the presence of absorbed growth-retarding substances and inactivate them.

[GMP Compliance Adviser, Chapter 10.E]

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