Figure 7.1
A suspension of 106 Bacillus cereus endospores was put in a hot-air oven at 170°C. Plate counts were used to determine the number of endospores surviving at the time intervals shown.
-In Figure 7.1, what is the thermal death time?

Question

Figure 7.1
  A suspension of 106 Bacillus cereus endospores was put in a hot-air oven at 170°C. Plate counts were used to determine the number of endospores surviving at the time intervals shown.
-In Figure 7.1, what is the thermal death time?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The thermal death time is the time required to kill all microorganisms in a given sample at a specific temperature. In Figure 7.1, the thermal death time is 60 minutes at 120°C.

Figure 7.1 a Suspension of 106 Bacillus Cereus Endospores Was