girl^interrupted Forum Elite

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| | 03/18/07 - 10:07 AM  
 
   
 
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Destroyed by steam but not boiling ? (examinee didnt rem. the choices) Bacillus anthracis?
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| Ancylostoma Forum Guru
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| | 03/18/07 - 05:49 PM  
 
   
 
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any spore former....most likely bacillus cereus, maybe taking about boiled rice...could be bacillus anthracis, clostridium species
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| new_n_lost Politically InCorrect

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| | 03/18/07 - 06:26 PM  
 
   
 
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Agree with Ancylostoma
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| indidoc1 Forum Guru

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| | 03/19/07 - 01:25 AM  
 
   
 
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| bactitech Forum Elite

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| | 03/20/07 - 11:07 PM  
 
   
 
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Not just steam, steam under autoclave pressure. http://www.sterilizers.com/autoclave-time-tempera... This lists common autoclave times and pressures necessary to kill spores. We use 121/15 psi for most common bacterial media.
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