Chapter 7 Flashcards
1
Q
Sterilization
A
removal of all microbes
heating, filtration
2
Q
Commercial sterilization
A
heat enough to kill
3
Q
Disinfection
A
destroy harmful microbes
4
Q
Sanitization
A
lower microbes levels to public health levels
5
Q
Mechanisms
A
Plamsa membrane
break bond in protein
nucleic acid
6
Q
Physical Methods
A
heat fiter refigration desiccation osmotic pressure radiation
7
Q
Chemical Methods
A
Halogens ( proteins)
Alcohol ( proteins and membranes)
Surfactants ( soaps/ detergents) ( mechanical removal)