Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8.5, Problem 5RIA
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5. Which physical or chemical agent would be the best choice for sterilizing the following items: glass pipettes, tryptic soy broth tubes, nutrient agar, antibiotic solution, interior of a biological safety cabinet, wrapped package of plastic Petri plates? Explain your choices.
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