What is the thermal death point?
Thermal death point or temperature- is the temperature at which an organism is killed in 10 minutes. Thermal death time- Time required to kill all cells at a given temperature in a specified environment. Decimal death time - The time required to kill 90% of cells at a paicular temperature
Lowest temperature that kills all microbes in 10 min
Highest temperature that kills all microbes in 1 min
Temperature that kills 1% of a microbial population
Optimum temperature required to kill 50% of a microbial population
General Microbiology (Sterilization and Bacterial Genetics)