Which of the following is not true about chloramphenicol?
It is a broad spectrum antibiotic.
It is not bactericidal.
It is bacteriostatic.
It inhibits the growth of the only gram positive bacteria.
Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum bacteriostatic antibiotic. It inhibits the growth of gram-positive as well as gram-negative bacteria.
Hence the correct answer is option 4.