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Sterilization
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removing/destruction of ALL microbial life
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Sterilant
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sterilizing agent
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Commercial sterilization
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Enough heat to kill Clostridium botulinum endospores. Used as a standard on canned goods industry
• Not REAL sterilization, that would unnecessarily alter the quality of the product
• It might not kill thermophilic bacteria, but those will not grow at normal storage temperatures anyways
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Disinfection
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killing or inhibiting growth of vegetative (not endospores) organisms
(Disinfectant: agent used)
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Antisepsis
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disinfection on living tissue
(Antiseptic: agent used)
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Degerming
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physically removing microbes from a limited area. (e.g. wiping alcohol for an injection)
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Sanitization
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Lowering microbial counts (on eating utensils, for example)
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