Microbiology: A Systems Approach
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780073402437
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11.3, Problem 15AYP
Discuss several different halogen agents and their uses in microbial control.
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Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 11.1 - Distinguish among the terms sterilization,...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 2AYPCh. 11.1 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 11.1 - Name four categories of cellular targets for...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 11.2 - Define thermal death time and thermal death point,...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 11.2 - Identify advantages and disadvantages of cold...
Ch. 11.2 - Differentiate between the two types of radiation...Ch. 11.2 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 11.2 - Prob. 13AYPCh. 11.3 - Prob. 2CFCh. 11.3 - Name the desirable characteristics of chemical...Ch. 11.3 - Discuss several different halogen agents and their...Ch. 11.3 - List advantages and disadvantages to the use of...Ch. 11.3 - Explain the mode of action of alcohols and their...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 18AYPCh. 11.3 - Define the term surfactant, and explain this...Ch. 11.3 - Identify examples of some heavy metal control...Ch. 11.3 - Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of...Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 22AYPCh. 11 - Prob. 1CFCh. 11 - Microbial control methods that kill/destroy...Ch. 11 - Sanitization is a process by which a. the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 11 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 11 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 11 - The primary mode of action of nonionizing...Ch. 11 - The most practical method of disinfecting...Ch. 11 - A chemical with sporicidal properties is a....Ch. 11 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 11 - Detergents are a. high-level germicides. b....Ch. 11 - Prob. 11TFCh. 11 - Prob. 12TFCh. 11 - Prob. 13TFCh. 11 - Prob. 14TFCh. 11 - Prob. 15TFCh. 11 - Prob. 1CTQCh. 11 - Prob. 2CTQCh. 11 - a.Precisely what is microbial death? b.Why does a...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4CTQCh. 11 - Prob. 5CTQCh. 11 - Prob. 6CTQCh. 11 - Prob. 7CTQCh. 11 - Prob. 8CTQCh. 11 - Tissue transplantation is a procedure that saves...Ch. 11 - Conduct additional research on the use of...Ch. 11 - Prob. 1CCCh. 11 - Prob. 2CCCh. 11 - Prob. 3CCCh. 11 - From chapter 2, figure 2.20. Study this...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2VCCh. 11 - Using the words that follow, please create a...
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