List the 7 factors to consider when controlling microbial growth
Goal, Type of microbe, Activity of microbe, Amount of microbe, Type of antimicrobial agent, Time, Environment
Destruction or removal of all forms of life
Sterilization
Destruction of vegetative (growing) microbes
Disinfection
Destruction of microbes on tissues
Antisepsis
Treatment to lower microbial counts to safe public levels
Sanitization
Compound that inhibits growth
-static
Compound that causes death
-cidal
Compound that lyses cells
-lytic
List the six physical means of microbial control
Dry heat, Moist heat, Pressure, Low temperature, Ionizing radiation, Non-ionizing radiation (UV)