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Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
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Sepsis

A

microbial contamination

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2
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Asepsis

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absence of significant contamination

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3
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biocide/germicide

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kills microbes

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4
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bacteriostasis

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inhibits growth of microbes, but doesn’t kill them

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5
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After the removal of a bacteriostatic agent, microbial growth _______________.

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can resume

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6
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What are three ways that control agents affect microbial cells?

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  1. Alter membrane permeability 2. Damage proteins 3. Damage nucleic acids
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7
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4 Factors that Influence the Effectiveness of Control Treatment

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  1. Number of microbes 2. Amount of time exposed to treatment 3. Environment 4. Microbial Characteristics
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8
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Why does the number of microbes affect the effective on control treatment?

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takes longer to kill them all

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9
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Examples of Environmental Influences on the effectiveness of control treatments:

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organic matter, temperature, biofilms

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10
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What microbial characteristics makes it harder to kill microbes?

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Being mycobateria, or having endospores

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Sterilization

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complete elimination of all living organisms, including endospores

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Disinfection

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Killing or removal of pathogens from inanimate objects; typically does not kill spores

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13
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Antisepsis

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Killing or removal of pathogens from living tissues; typically does not kill spores

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14
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Sanitation

A

reduction of microbes on eating and drinking utensils to safe levels

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15
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4 Types of Physical Control

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high temperature, low temperature, filtration, radiation

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16
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_____ heat is more effective than ___ heat

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Moist; dry

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17
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Killing spores and thermophiles usually requires _____ heat and _____ temperature.

A

high; high

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18
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How does an autoclave kill microbes?

A

Denatures proteins

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19
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Commercial Sterilization

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enough heat to kill Clostridium botulinum endospores; not completely sterile

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Botulism

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Clostridium botulinum; rare but serious paralytic disease caused by a nerve toxin

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21
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Pasteurization

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reduces spoilage organisms and pathogens

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22
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What is a common method of pasteurization in the US?

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HTST (High Temperature Short Time) 72C for 15 sec

23
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What is a common method of pasteurization in Europe?

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UHT (Ultra High Temperature) 140C for

24
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Are these all equivalent treatments?
63C for 30 min
72C for 15 sec
90C for 0.5 sec

25
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Ultra-High Pasteurization

A

138 C for at least 2 sec; done before or after packaging; extended shelf life under refrigerated conditions

26
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3 Types of Dry Heat Sterilization

A

Flaming, Incineration, Hot-air sterilization

27
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Low temperatures ______ _______ and preserve strains -stasis

A

slow down growth

28
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Your refrigerator is what temp?

29
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Lyophilization

A

freeze drying

30
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membrane filtration

A

physical removal of microbes from solutions

31
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2 common pore sizes for filtration:

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0.22 micrometers and 0.45 micrometers

32
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UV light has poor penetration. It is used for _______ sterilization

33
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Microwaves kill by heat, but _____ antimicrobial

34
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High pressure ___________ __________

A

denatures proteins

35
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Dessication

A

prevents metabolism by removing water

36
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Osmotic pressure causes _________

A

plasmolysis

37
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Phenols and Phenolics cause ________. In other words, they disrupt the _______ _________.

A

leakage; plasma membrane

38
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phenols are useful against _______________

A

mycobacteria

39
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Iodine

A

alters protein synthesis and membranes

40
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Iodine is used for:

A

skin disinfection

41
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Chlorine

A

oxidizing agents that inhibit enzyme activity

42
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Chlorine is used for:

A

disinfection of water

43
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3 main parts to ethanol

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  1. denatures proteins
  2. dissolves lipids
  3. requires water
44
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Heavy metals have oligodynamic properties meaning:

A

They denature proteins

45
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Aldehydes ________ proteins by ____-_________ with functional groups. They damage nucleic acids.

A

inactivate; cross-linking

46
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2 Uses of Formaldehyde

A
  1. Disinfectant that kills bacteria and fungi

2. Tissue preservative

47
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Oxidizing Agents like perozygens:

A

denature proteins and lipids

48
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Hydrogen peroxide is good for ______________ of contaminated surfaces but not a good __________ for wounds.

A

disinfection; antiseptic

49
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What’s used to preserve meats like hot dogs?

A

Sodium nitrite

50
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What are organic acids used for?

A

the control of molds and bacteria in foods and cosmetics

51
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What two antibiotics prevent the spoilage of cheese?

A

nisin and natamycin

52
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What are the most resistant to chemical biocides?

53
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What are the least resistant to chemical biocides?

A

viruses with lipid envelopes

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