Inhibition of the disenfectants or antiseptics

I just did a lab with antiseptics and disinfectants and a lab report question asks “were any microorganims growing within the zone of inhibition of any of the disenfectants or antiseptics? Explain why” . . . . the bleach had a tiny microorganism growing in the zone of inhibition . . . the professor mentioned something about the stress responsce and related it to the question but I did not catch/understand what he said . . . can anyone answer the question