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1
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_______: removing and destroying all microbial life

A

Sterilization

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____ _______: Killing Clostridium botulinum endospores from canned goods

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Commercial sterilization

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3
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_______: destroying harmful microorganisms

A

Disinfection

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______: destroying harmful microorganisms from living tissue (antiseptic)

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Antisepsis

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5
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What is degerming?

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The mechanical removal of microbes from a limited area

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6
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What is sanitization?

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lowering microbial counts on eating utensils to safe levels

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7
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Biocide (germicide) is what?

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Treatments that kill microbes

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8
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Name two germicides

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Fungicide and virucide

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9
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What does Virucide do?

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Inactivates viruses

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10
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What does bacteriostasis do?

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Inhibits growth and multiplication of microbes

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What is a problem with bacteriostasis?

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Once a bacteriostatic agent is removed, growth might resume

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12
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What are the three main ways various agents kill or inhibit microbes?

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Alteration of membrane permeability, damage to proteins, and damage to nucleic acids

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13
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One way agents kill or inhibit microbes is through altering the membrane permeability. What does this cause?

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Lysis or death

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One way agents kill or inhibit microbes is by damaging the proteins. How does this happen?

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Proteins are denatured by heat and chemicals.

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One way agents kill or inhibit microbes is by damaging the nucleic acids. How does this work?

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Damage is caused by heat, chemicals, and UV. Microbes then cannot replicate or make protein

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16
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Bacteria usually die at a ______ rate

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constant

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17
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Which four factors affect the death rate of microbes?

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  1. Number of microbes
  2. Environmental influences
  3. Time of exposure
  4. Characteristics of microbe
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18
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The more microbes present, the longer it takes to kill them. True or False

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True

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19
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What are the four environmental factors that affect the death rate?

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  1. Presence of organic matter
  2. Biofilms
  3. Nature of suspending medium (heat tx)
  4. Temperature
20
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Chemical antimicrobials require what?

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Extended time (affects death rate)

21
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What are the main four environmental factors that affect the growth of microorganisms

A
  1. Heat
  2. Filtration
  3. Radiation
  4. osmotic pressure
22
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Thermal death point?

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lowest temperature at which all microbes in a particular liquid suspension will be killed in 10 minutes

23
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Thermal death time?

A

Minimal length of time for all microbes in a liquid culture to be killed in a given temperature

24
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Decimal reduction time

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____ heat kills by oxidation effects
Dry
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What does direct flaming do?
Sterilizes inoculating loops
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What is hot air sterilization?
1. Items placed in oven. | 2. 170 celsius maintained for two hours ensures sterilization
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What temperature does hot air sterilization require
170 celsius
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Free flowing steam sterilization is also called
autoclaving
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Boiling, a type of moist heat sterilization is also considered _______
pasteurization
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Moist heat sterilization does what?
Coagulates and denatures proteins
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What are the requirements for autoclaving
121 celsius at 15 psi for 15 minutes
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Using an _______ kills all organisms and endospores
autoclave
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Does pasteurization use extreme or mild heat to kill microbes?
Mild
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Why does pasteurization use mild heating to kill microbes?
To not damage the taste of the product
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The ______ test is used to see if a product has been pasteurized correctly. The thing they're testing will be inactive
Phosphatase
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If Phosphatase is present in a gallon of milk, was it pasteurized correctly?
No
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Milk is pasteurized at ___ celsius for 15 minutes
75
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______ is the passage of substance through a screen like material
Filtration
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HEPA stands for
High-efficiency particulate air filters
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_____ filters remove microbes > 0.22 um and .45 um
Membrane
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_____ filters remove microbes that are > .3 um in diameter
HEPA
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Which filter can you purchase if you want filter out viruses and large proteins at .01um
Membrane filters
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Which bacteria and mycoplasma can still pass through filters?
Flexible bacteria like spirochetes and wall-less mycoplasma
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What is the difference between slow and fast freezing when considering killing bacteria
Fast freezing is not as harmful; the microbe will go dormant. Slow freezing is more harmful due to ice crystals disrupting cellular and molecular structure

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