1
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Bactericidal
A
killing microbes
2
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Bacteriostatic
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inhibiting, not killing, microbes
3
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Sterilization
A
a process that destroys all viable microbes, including viruses and endospores
4
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Disinfection
A
a process to destroy vegetative pathogens, not endospores; inanimate objects (not all microbes)
5
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Moderate resistance
A
Pseudomonas sp., Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus aureus, Protozoan cysts
6
Q
Least resistance
A
Most bacterial vegetative cells, Fungal spores and hyphae, yeast, Enveloped viruses, Protozoan trophozoites
7
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Water and alcohol
A
water must be added to alcohol (100% alcohol is an ineffective antiseptic)
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