Across
- 2. filter, air in clinical setting passes through these to capture bacterial cells, endospores, and many viruses, that may be present in the air.
- 5. Reduces the number of germs on surfaces or objects to a safe level, according to public health standards
- 7. high temperature, type of pasteurization used for the coffee cream packets that can stay at room temperature.
- 8. a type of cleaning technique that alters the pressure of the cell causing the cells to lyse
- 11. cleaning the skin with an alcohol swab before an injection is an example of _______.
- 14. destroying vegetative pathogens on inanimate objects
- 15. a type of degerming technique
- 16. a type of heat technique for microbial control that kills vegetative forms of bacterial pathogens, almost all viruses, and fungi but not endospores.
Down
- 1. keeping bacteria at low temperature doesn't kill them, instead this process has a ________ effect
- 3. when bacterial cells are in a hypertonic solution they will undergo __________.
- 4. removing and destroying all microbial life
- 6. oxygen under high pressure is administered to patients that are infected with _________ bacteria.
- 9. dimer, UV radiation damages DNA by creating ______.
- 10. radiation, spices are sterilized by this technique
- 12. radiation, plastic petridishes are sterilized by this technique
- 13. dry heat sterilizes by ________ of cellular components
