pasteurization considered sterilization? Explain your reasoning.

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A: Serial dilution is a process of diluting a particular sample in a solution. The purpose of doing a…

Q: There is definitely survival of some microorganisms even after alcohol treatment. Without staining…

A: Bacteria are microscopic single-celled organisms that thrive in diverse environmental conditions.…

Q: What statement correctly explains why moist-heat is more effective than dry-heat for sterilization…

A: The aseptic technique is devoid of any organism that is achieved in laboratory set-up through…

Q: What is the difference between sterilization and disinfection? For lab applications which is…

A: Microbes are often killed in lab techniques to prevent contamination and ensure the accuracy and…

Q: Compare and contrast antiseptic and disinfectant. What is the hazard of the splattering tendency in…

A: Introduction Sterilization is the process of completely destroying or eliminating all forms of…

Q: Need help  Can a pure culture be prepared from a mixed culture in a broth or plate? Explain.

A: INTRODUCTION How to make a pure culture from mixed culture is explained below.

Q: identify the organisms in  an unknown culture. You find that the culture contains two gramnegative…

A: A culture is a medium to grow bacteria and other microorganisms  It provides the bacteria with…

Q: How does pasteurization help us in our everyday life even before it was discovered?

A: As recently as the nineteenth century, humans risked serious illness or even death by drinking…

Q: You are given reference temperature 121 °C, Z value 10 °C, F0 15 min for killing Clostridium…

A: Since the heat treatment of the food kills all microorganisms that might ruin the food and those…

Q: 44)  Which answer is better related to coliform group?   Group of answer choices five different…

A: Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms that come in various shapes and sizes. They can be found…

Q: What are the advantages of UV disinfection versus, or as acomplement to, chemical disinfection with…

A: UV disinfection treatment is a very rapid physical process for disinfecting or sterilizing any…

Q: When is sterilization by filtration preferred over sterilization by heat? Why? What makes heat an…

A: Answer :- 1)Filteration is the sterilization process wherein there is the physical removal of…

Q: Demonstrate your understanding of industrial microbiology by explaining the involvement of in the…

A: Industrial microbiology is a well known field of microbiology in which various microorganisms are…

Q: You have a broth medium that you would like to turn into a solid medium in order to do streak…

A: The "nutrient broth" is essentially nutrient agar without the solidifying agent. They stay liquid at…

Q: Media is TGA explaining based on what kind of microorganisms it allows to grow?

A: TGA is a complex media based upon its chemical composition. Complex media are the media in which the…

Q: This is how a hanging-drop slide is prepared. Figure from Macedo, Wikimedia Commons, 2016. 2 3 4…

A: Observing and studying living microorganisms, such as bacteria or protozoa under a microscope can be…

Q: Why do you think autoclave sterilization of media is preferred over open flame?

A: An autoclave is used to sterilize surgical equipment, laboratory instruments, media  and other…

Q: During media preparation, you observed that the agar medium did not solidify after sterilization…

A: Nutrient Agar Medium is the artificial media which is used to grow microbes. It provides essential…

Q: True or false? it is possible to kill or remove all microorganisims by hand washing or using…

A: Microorganisms are small organism that cannot be seen by naked eyes. They include bacteria, fungi,…

Q: Assignment 2B: Presented below are the results you obtained from the abovementioned experiment.…

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Q: Can culture media be sterilized in the hot air oven? why or why not?

A: Sterilization is the process of deactivating, killing, or removing any kind of microorganism (or…

Q: Why is a Bunsen burner used in the microbiology lab? (select all that apply) The flame is used to…

A: Answer -The flame is used to sterilize the inoculating loop. -The flame kills microorganisms that…

Q: From figure  shows triplesugar iron agar. What biochemical characteristics does this…

A: “Triple sugar iron test” is one of the “biochemical tests” used to test the ability of microbe in…

Q: Agar is a complex polysaccharide obtained from seaweed and cannot be digested by most…

A: Growth media is the nutrients rich medium that helps in the growth of several bacteria and other…

Q: When a disinfectant or antiseptic's effectiveness is expressed as a phenol coefficient, a number…

A: Phenol coefficient:  It is a way to compare bactericidal (killing bacteria) nature of a chemical…

Q: UV light is used in clean rooms and some operating rooms. what are the limitations of using UV light…

A: UV light sterilization is a method of killing microorganisms using ultraviolet (UV) light. It is a…

Q: Use the following diagram to explain how Pasteur’s swan-necked flasks prevent contamination of…

A: Introduction The name "Swan Neck Flask" comes from Louis Pasteur's use of a particular flask with a…

Q: Alternative name for Moist-heat sterilization Select one: Oven sterilization Autoclaving Ionizing…

A: Sterilization is any technique that eliminates, removes, or disengages every living organism…

Q: Why is the sterilization important in healthcare system and can you give briefly explain?

A: Medical sterilization mainly makes use of three important terms such as sterilization, disinfection…

Q: Is the mannitol salt agar (MSA) a complex or defined medium? Explain based on Composition. What kind…

A: The selective ingredients of MSA the bile salts and the dye, crystal violet which inhibit the growth…

Q: Please explain why is 70% ethanol used as an effective disinfecting solution in labs? Why not 95%…

A: Only 70% alcohol is effective as a disinfectant that is killing the microorganism on the surfaces.…

Q: An unknown bacterium produces colorless colonies when inoculated onto an EMB plate. Predict what you…

A: EMB stands for Eosin Methylene Blue. It is a selective stain used for the growth of gram-negative…