Ch.7 The Control Of Microbial Growth Flashcards
The control of microbial growth can prevent — and ——
- Infections
- Food Spoilage
— refers to bacterial contamination
Sepsis
— is the absence of significant contamination
* ——— prevent the microbial contamination of wounds
- Asepsis
- Aseptic Surgery Technique
Sterilization: — and — all microbial life
* Used on ——
- Removing & Destroying
- Inanimate Objects
Commercial Sterilization: killing —— Endospores from canned goods, kills all spore but doesn’t turn to mush
Clostridium Botulinum
Disinfection: destroying harmful microorganisms on a ——
Nonliving surface
Antisepsis: destroying harmful microorganisms on ——
Living tissue
Degerming: the — removal of microbes from a ——
- Mechanical
- Limited area
Sanitization: lowering —— on eating utensils to safe levels
Microbial Counts
Biocide (germicide): treatments that ——
Kill microbes
Bacteriostasis: —, not — microbes
- Inhibiting
- Killing
The Rate of Microbial Death:
~ Effectiveness of treatment depends on:
* — of microbes: the more microbes there are to begin, the — it takes to — the entire populations
- Number
- Longer
- Eliminate
The Rate of Microbial Death:
~ Effectiveness of treatment depends on:
* —: — are difficult for — to reach effectively
- Environment (organic matter, temperature, biofilms)
- Biofilms
- Biocides
The Rate of Microbial Death:
~ — of —: chemical anti microbial often require extended exposure to affect more-resistant microbes or —
- Time of Exposure
- Endospore
Actions of Microbial Control Agents:
~ Alteration of membrane —:
* The susceptibility of the plasma membrane is due to its — and — components
* Certain ——— damage the plasma membrane by altering its permeability
- Permeability
- Lipids & Proteins
- Chemical Control Agents