Control Of Microbial Growth Flashcards
Terminologies
Absence of microbes
Asepsis
Methods to prevent entry of organisms
Aseptic Technique
Chemical disinfection of living tissues
Antisepsis
Treatment of wounds
Antisepsis
Condition where growth and multiplication is halted or inhibited
Bacteriostasis
Chemical sterilants
Biocide
Destroy all forms of life
Biocide
Introduced to specimens or bacterial culture
Contaminant
Removal of pathogenic microorganisms
Decontamination
Removal of transient microorganisms from the skin
Degerming
Destructionnof pathogenic microorganisms except spores and prions
Disinfection
Reduction of pathogens on eating utensils
Sanitization
Destruction of all forms of life including bacterial spore
Sterilization
Lowest temperature in a liquid culture killed in 10 minutes
Thermal Death Point
Minimal length of time in a liquid suspension killed at a given temperature
Thermal death time