Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes

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Across
  1. 6. Highly effective alternative for sterilizing materials sensitive to heat or chemicals
  2. 7. Gradual dehydration of vegetative cells at room temperature; many cells survive
  3. 12. Physical process or a chemical agent to destroy vegetative pathogens but not bacterial endospores
  4. 13. Process that destroys or removes all viable microorganisms (including viruses) and endospores
  5. 14. The lowest temperature required to kill all the microbes in a sample in 10 minutes
  6. 15. The growth of microorganisms in the blood and other tissues
Down
  1. 1. Lower energy than ionizing radiation. NOT as penetrating as ionizing radiation
  2. 2. Cleansing technique that mechanically removes microorganisms as well as other debris to reduce contamination to safe levels
  3. 3. Energy emitted from atomic activities dispersed at high velocity through matter or space
  4. 4. Combination of freezing and drying; preserves microorganisms in a viable state for many years
  5. 5. Killing agents that actually destroy microorganisms
  6. 8. Reduces the number of microbes on the human skin
  7. 9. Shortest length of time required to kill all test microbes at a specified temperature
  8. 10. Moist heat method effective for heat-resistant materials
  9. 11. These medical devices come into contact with sterile tissues