Which of the Following Is a Disadvantage of Dry Heat

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a disadvantage of dry heat methods such as using a Bunsen burner to incinerate microbes from an inoculating loop and the use of a hot air oven?

• A) Use of an open flame can be dangerous and hot air ovens take much longer to sterilize than autoclaves.
• B) Bunsen burners and hot air ovens only reach a maximum of 100oC so they are not effective against endospores.
• C) Neither of these methods actually sterilize; they only kill vegetative cells.
• D) Bunsen burners take too long to sterilize and hot air ovens are hazardous for the operators.

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