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| Why do we follow safety rules and practices in the Laboratory? |
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*To reduce or eliminate the risk of accidental infection in the micro lab
*To prevent potentially harmful microbes from leaving the lab |
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| How long should you allow disinfectant to remain on a viable bacteria spill before cleaning it up? |
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| What are the three procedures used in the micro lab to sterilize media and materials? |
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| autoclave, dry heat, and filtration |
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| This sterilization procedure creates moist heat at temperatures high enough to kill bacterial endospores. |
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| The sterilization procedure is preferred for sterilizing glassware, metal objects, and substances such as petroleum jelly, mineral oil and paraffin. |
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| This sterilization procedure sterilizes by physically removing microorganisms from solutions with solutes that cannot withstand high temperatures. |
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