Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11.1, Problem 2AYP
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The types of microorganisms those are most and least resistant to the control measures.
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There are various controlling methods like sterilization, disinfection, antisepsis, and decontamination that are used to control microbial growth. But there are some strains of microbe that could resist these methods of control.
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 11.1 - Distinguish among the terms sterilization,...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 2AYPCh. 11.1 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 11.1 - Name four categories of cellular targets for...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 11.2 - Define thermal death time and thermal death point,...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 11.2 - Identify advantages and disadvantages of cold...
Ch. 11.2 - Differentiate between the two types of radiation...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 13AYPCh. 11.3 - Name the desirable characteristics of chemical...Ch. 11.3 - Discuss several different halogen agents and their...Ch. 11.3 - List advantages and disadvantages to the use of...Ch. 11.3 - Explain the mode of action of alcohols and their...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 18AYPCh. 11.3 - Define the term surfactant, and explain this...Ch. 11.3 - Identify examples of some heavy metal control...Ch. 11.3 - Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 22AYPCh. 11 - Microbial control methods that kill/destroy...Ch. 11 - Sanitization is a process by which a. the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 11 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 11 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 11 - The primary mode of action of nonionizing...Ch. 11 - The most practical method of disinfecting...Ch. 11 - A chemical with sporicidal properties is a....Ch. 11 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 11 - Detergents are a. high-level germicides. b....Ch. 11 - Prob. 11TFCh. 11 - Prob. 12TFCh. 11 - Prob. 13TFCh. 11 - Prob. 14TFCh. 11 - Prob. 15TFCh. 11 - a.Precisely what is microbial death? b.Why does a...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2CTQCh. 11 - Prob. 3CTQCh. 11 - Tissue transplantation is a procedure that saves...Ch. 11 - Conduct additional research on the use of...Ch. 11 - From chapter 2, figure 2.20. Study this...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2VCCh. 11 - Using the words that follow, please create a...
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