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What is the main difference between sterilization and disinfection?
What is the main difference between sterilization and disinfection?
- Sterilization only targets pathogenic microorganisms, while disinfection targets all microorganisms.
- Sterilization removes or destroys all microorganisms, including bacterial spores, while disinfection reduces the number of pathogenic microorganisms, but not necessarily bacterial spores. (correct)
- Sterilization and disinfection are essentially the same process with different names.
- Sterilization involves reducing the number of pathogenic microorganisms, while disinfection removes or destroys all microorganisms.
What is the most widespread method of physical heat sterilization?
What is the most widespread method of physical heat sterilization?
- Incineration
- Pasteurization
- Hot Air Sterilizer (correct)
- Boiling
What is the purpose of pasteurization in the context of microbial growth control?
What is the purpose of pasteurization in the context of microbial growth control?
- To increase the growth of microorganisms
- To reduce the number of pathogenic microorganisms to a non-harmful level (correct)
- To destroy all microorganisms, including bacterial spores
- To sterilize the environment
What is the difference between in vivo and in vitro antimicrobials?
What is the difference between in vivo and in vitro antimicrobials?
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