The Shortest Time Required to Kill All the Microbes in a Sample

question 83

Multiple Choice

The shortest time required to kill all the microbes in a sample at a specified temperature is called the

• A)thermal death point (TDP).
• B)thermal death time (TDT).
• C)sporicidal time.
• D)death phase point.
• E)None of the choices is correct.

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