1/17/2016 Microbial Control Terminology trol of Mic obinl Growth oe2 w.w..oe before an injection Sanitization-any cleansing technique that mechanically lowers the microbial count to safe public health levels and minimizes the chance of spreading disease Biocide.germocide.or bacteriocide:treatments that kill microbes:fungicide,virucide Bacteriostasis:treatments that inhibit growth of the bacteria Sepsis:indicates bacterial contamination Asepsis:absence of bacterial contamination Rate of Microbial Death treated with ant Learning Objectives die at a constant rate. A Microbial Death Curve plotted Describe the patterns of microbial death caused by treatments with microbial 28hg2osdcosionraeaihroie control agents 21/17/2016 2 Degerming – mechanical removal of microbes, which reduces their number, such as swabbing the skin before an injection Microbial Control Terminology Sanitization – any cleansing technique that mechanically lowers the microbial count to safe public health levels and minimizes the chance of spreading disease Biocide, germocide, or bacteriocide: treatments that kill microbes; fungicide, virucide Bacteriostasis: treatments that inhibit growth of the bacteria Sepsis: indicates bacterial contamination Asepsis: absence of bacterial contamination Learning Objectives Rate of Microbial Death g j Describe the patterns of microbial death caused by treatments with microbial control agents When bacterial populations are heated or treated with antimicrobial chemicals, they die at a constant rate. A Microbial Death Curve plotted logarithmically shows a constant death rate as a straight line