Autoclaves Use High Temperatures and Steam to Sterilize Surgical Instruments

question 35

Essay

Autoclaves use high temperatures and steam to sterilize surgical instruments.When instruments are sterilized they do not contain any bacteria.Explain how Bacillus stearothermophilus,a bacterium within the phylum Firmicutes,can be used to test sterilization within autoclaves.

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