lecture test 3 part 1 Flashcards
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what is decontamination?
physical, chemical and mechanical methods to destroy or reduce undesireable microbes in a given area
what has the highest resistance to decontamination?
prions
bacterial endospores
what is sterilization?
process that destroys or removes all viable microorganisms
what is sterilization used on?
inatimate objects
what is bactericide?
chemical that destroys bacteria; except endospores
what is fungicide?
chemical that destroys fungal spores, hyphae and yeasts
what is virucide?
chemical that destroys or inactivates viruses
what is sporicide?
chemical that destroys endospores
what is microbistasis?
prevents microbes from multiplying
what is bacteriostatic?
agent that prevents the growth of bacteria
what is fungistatic?
agent that prevents the growth of fungi
what is germicide?
any chemical that kills pathogenic microorganisms
what is a germicide used on?
inanimate and animate objects
what is disinfection?
physical process or chemical agent that destroys vegetative cells but not endospores
what is a disinfectant used on?
inanimate objects
what are antiseptics?
chemicals applied directly to exposed body surfaces to inhibit vegetative pathogens
what are antiseptics used on?
animate objects
what is sanitization?
any cleansing technique that mechanically removes microorganisms to reduce the level of contaminates
what is sanitization used on?
inanimate objects
what is microbial death?
considered to be a permanent loss of reproductive capability
what are the four modes of antimicrobial agents?
cell wall
cell membrane
nucleic acid synthesis
alter protein function
what is significant of the cell wall?
damage causes the cell wall to become fragile and will lyse by osmotic pressure. Growing cells are more vulnerable
what is significant of the cell membrane?
If disrupted the cell loses its selective permeability and cannot prevent the loss of vital molecules or the entry of damaging chemicals
what is nucleic acid synthesis?
binding irreversably to DNA or causing mutations in DNA preventing transcription and translation