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| Removal of all microbial life |
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| Kills C. botulinum endospores |
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| Destroying harmful pathogens |
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| Removing pathogens from living tissue |
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| Removal (not killing) of most microbes in a limited area |
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| High temp washing or chemical disinfection |
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| Only inhibit growth/ multiplication of bacteria |
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| Absense of significant contamination |
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| Lowest temp. which all microorganisms in liquid suspension will be killed in 10 minutes |
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| Lenght of time for bacteria to be killed at a given temp. |
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| Time in which 90% of a population at a given temp. will die |
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| Quick heat to reduce spoilage & pathogens |
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| High Heat Short Time Pasteurization |
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| 72 degree C. for 15 seconds |
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| Ultra High Temp. Pasteurization |
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| 140 degree C. for 4 seconds |
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| Remove microves larger than 0.3 um |
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| Cellulose or plastic polymers |
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| Absense of water (drying out) |
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| Gamma rays, X rays, high energy electron beams |
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| Wave lenght longer than ionizing, usually greater than 1 nm. |
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| Kill by heat; not especially antimicrobial |
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| Evaluates effectiveness of disinfectants |
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| Evaluates efficacy of a chemical agent |
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| Used to control surgical infection in operating rooms |
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| Chemical altered to reduce irritating qualities or increase its antibacterial activity in combination with soap or detergent |
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| Iodine and chlorine, antimicrobial agents |
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| Solution in aqueous alcohol |
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| Combination of iodine and an organic molecule from which iodine is released slowly |
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| Kill bacteria and fungi (not endospores & nonenveloped viruses) |
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| Small amounts of heavy metal with ability to exert antimicrobial activity |
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| Surface-Active Agents (AKA Surfactants) |
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| Can decrease surface tension among molecules of a liquid (soaps & detergents) |
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| Cleansing ability is related to pos. charged portion of molecule, desruption of plasma membranes and is most effective against gram pos. bacteria |
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| Carcinogenic product formed from reaction of nitrates with amino acids |
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| Antimicrobial, inactivates proteins by forming covalent cross-links with several organic functional groups on proteins |
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| Gass excites to make mixture of nuclei with assorted electrical charges and free electrons |
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| Group of oxidizing agents that includes hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid |
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