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Rue chapter 10
Control of Microbial Growth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sterilization | Destruction or removal of all forms of microbial life including endospores. |
| Commercial Sterilization | Sufficient heat treatment to kill endospores of Clostridium botulinum in canned food. |
| Disinfection | Destruction of vegetative pathogens. |
| Antisepsis | Destruction of vegetative pathogens on living tissue. |
| Degerming | Removing of microbes from a limited area such as the skin around an injection site. |
| Sanitization | Treatment intended to lower microbial counts on eating and drinking utensils to safe public health levels. |