Microbiology: Principles and Explorations 9th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1-11874-316-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-316-4

Chapter 12 - Sterilization and Disinfection - Self Quiz - Page 369: 10

Answer

(d)

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The thermal death point is the temperature at which 100% of the microbes in a 24-hour culture will be killed in 10 minutes while the thermal death time is the time required to kill all the bacteria in a particular culture at a specified temperature.
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