BLG 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mespilus Germanica, Hepa, Emulsion
30 May 2016
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Sanitization: reduction of microbial population to levels deemed safe (based on public health standards) Cidal agents suffix indicates that agent kills. Germicide kills pathogens and many nonpathogens but not necessarily endospores. Static agents suffix indicates agent inhbits growth. Include bacteriostatic(biological or chemical agent that stops bacteria from reproducing, while not necessarily killing them otherwise; inhbits growth and reproduction) and fungistatic (doesn"t kill it inhibits growth / repo) |disinfectant inanimate objects (i. e desk) since these chemicals are too toxic to be used on animal tissues. |is a term used to describe a chemical that is able to kill microbes and is applied to. |antiseptic| are chemicals which kill or inhibit the growth of microbial growth and are safe to use on animal tissue. Sterilization process by which all living cells, spores, viruses, and viroid are either destroyed or removed from an object or habitat. Biocides: chemical or physical agent that usual broad spectrum of biological activity that inactivates microorganism.
