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reduction in number of microbes
used on something INanimate |
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reduction in number of microbes
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| an infection in blood or tissues |
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can kill pathogens and non-pathogens
not necessarily endospores |
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| reduces the number of microbes |
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| can stop bacterial growth |
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| Microbe's most susceptible phase |
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| Log phase - enzymes working at their max |
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| the potency/speed of destruction of Chemical agents doubles w/ |
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| Ethyl Alcohol works best at: |
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| the ratio of the dilution of the agent being tested to the dilution of phenol that will kill all organisms in 10 minutes but not 5 minutes. |
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| protein damage (cell membranes are made of proteins) |
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| Quarternary Ammonium Compounds |
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| positively charged attracts negatively charged cells, which get pulled to it and have their cell membranes broken by it's sword shape |
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| TEMPerature it takes to kill all bacteria in 10 min |
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| TIME it takes to kill all bacteria at a temperature |
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| denaturing the proteins of bacteria |
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| oxidizes molecules of bacteria |
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