Controlling Microbial Growth

practice of using substances to control the growth of microbes on living skin

machine that uses steam under very high pressure to sterilize surfaces and fluids

substance that kills bacteria

causing microbial replication to fail inhibiting the growth of bacteria

removal of harmful physical, chemical, or biological agents from an object, surface or fluid

removal of water from a material

destruction of 99.99% to 99.999% of all pathogenic microbes and other microorganisms, but not necessarily their spores and endospores, from a surface, object, or liquid

toughened, condensed form of cell that can withstand harsh environmental conditions and is formed completely within the bacterial cell and is released when the cell dies

passing liquid through a solid porous device that allows some but not all material to pass through

substance that kills fungi

inhibiting the growth of fungi

substance that kills microbes

desiccation of material while frozen

inhibiting the growth of a microbe but not killing it

process of heating liquids in the absence of oxygen to kill microbes that often make people sick or spoil liquids such as milk

agent's ability to kill microbes as compared to phenol

type of disinfection that reduces levels of microbial pathogens (often especially in food and water) to amounts deemed safe by public health agencies

statistically complete (99.9999%) destruction of all microbes, their spores, and endospores from a surface, object or fluid.

chemical agent that reduces surface tension

temperature at which all target microbes in a culture are killed in a given time frame

time required to completely kill a specific target microbe in a specific culture at a specific temperature