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10 Cards in this Set
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Sterilization
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Removing ALL forms of microbial life
(difficult) |
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Disinfection
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Removing pathogens from an inanimate object
Remember, pathogens can cause disease |
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Antisepsis
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Removing pathogens from LIVING tissue
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Degerming
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Removing microbes from a limited area
Ex: by scrubbing & using soap and water |
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Sanitization
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Lowering the microbial count on eating utensils to levels that are safe for consumption and human contact
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Biocide/germicide
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KILLS microbes
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Bacteriostasis
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INHIBITING, or STOPPING microbial growth -- doesn't kill microbes
ex: refrigeration |
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Thermal Death Point (T.D.P)
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Lowest temperature in which all cells in a culture are killed in 10 minutes
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Thermal Death Rate (T.D.R)
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TIME during which all cells in a culture are killed without destroying the food or product
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Decimal Reduction Time (D.R.T)
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Minutes to kill 90% of a population at a given temperature
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