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| Destruction of all microbial life |
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| Destroys most microbial life on inanimate surfaces |
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| Destroys most microbial life on living surface |
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| Protozoan cyst, some fungal spores, naked viruses, some hearty bacteria. |
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| Most bacteria, most fungi, hyphae, enveloped viruses, yeasts. |
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| Washing dishes or clothes |
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| Hand washing & surgical scubbing |
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| Penicillin, vancomycin, detergents, alcohol |
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| Surfactants-open holes in the membrane |
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| Radiation, streptomycin, tetracycline, erythromycin |
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| Commercial device used for steam-heat sterilization |
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71.6˚C for 15 sec
Common in Europe & Asia |
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63-66˚C for 30 min
US method |
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| 134˚C for 1-2 sec EX: coffee creams |
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| Energy emitted from atomic activities and dispersed at high velocity through matter or space |
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| Excites the electrons to the point that they are ejected from the molecule entirely causing the formation ions |
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| Excites electrons causing them to jump orbitals but don't leave the molecule. EX: UV rays |
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| Water-filled chamber through which the sound waves become vibrations that can disrupt cell structure |
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| Flourine, Bromine, chlorine, idodine. Disrupt enzyme function. |
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| Denature proteins & disrupt cell membrane. EX: lysol |
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| Denature proteins & disrupt cell wall & membranes |
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| Sterilize, react w/ proteins. |
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