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Chapter 7
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
07/17/2008

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The absense of significant contamination
Definition
asepsis
Term

Surgery techniques that prevent microbical contamination to the wounds

Definition

aseptic surgery

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Sterilization

Definition

Removal of all microbial life

Term
Commercial sterilization
Definition

Killing C. Botulinum endospores

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Removal of pathogens
Definition
Disinfection
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Antisepsis
Definition
Removal of pathogens from living tissue
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Degerming
Definition
Removal of all pathogens from a limited area
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Sanitation
Definition
Lower microbial count on eating utensils
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Biocide/germicide
Definition
Kills microbes
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Bacteriostatic
Definition
Inhibit microbial growth
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Effectiveness of antimicrobial treatment depends on 4 things:
Definition
  • # of microbes
  • Environemnt
  • time of exposure
  • microbial characteristics
Term
What are the actions of microbial control agents?
Definition
  • Change membrane permeability
  • damage to proteins
  • damage to nucleic acid
Term
Lowest temperature at which all cells in a culture are killed in 10 min.
Definition
Thermal death point
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Time to kill all cells in a culture
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Thermal death time
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Minutes to kill 90% of a population at a given temperature
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Decimal reduction time (DRT)
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What denatures proteins?
Definition
moist heat
Term
What is an autoclave?
Definition

steam under pressure

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What is steam sterilization?
Definition

Occurs when steam hits the surface

Term
Reduces the spoilage of foods
Definition
Pasteurization
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For pasteurization, High temperature and short time is

Definition
72 degrees celcius for 15 sec
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For pasteurization, Ultra high temperature is
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140 degrees celciuis is less than 1 sec.
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What are some dry heat sterilization?
Definition

flaming

incineration

hot air sterlization

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What are low temperature inhibiting methods?
Definition
  • Refrigeration
  • Deep freezing
  • Lypholization
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What is dessication?
Definition
The process that beef jerkys go through. The drying and salting foods
Term
what are 3 ways radiation can damage microbes DNA?
Definition

1) ionizing radiation - xray

2) nonionizing ration - UV

3) microwave

Term

Biguanides

Definition

Disrupsts plasma membrane

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Halogens
Definition

iodine

chlorine

Oxidizing agents*

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Alcohol
Definition

-denatures proteis, dissolve lipids

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Surface active agents or surfactants
Definition

Soap

Quatenarry ammonium compound

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Aldehydes
Definition
Inactivate proteins by cross-linking with functional groups
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