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CHEMICAL STERILISATION [1 record]

Record 1 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A sterilization by chemicals that disrupt membranes and denature proteins, as do phenols and nucleic acids, as do halogens, hydrogen peroxide or heavy metal ions.

Key term(s)
  • chemical sterilisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Stérilisation chimique. Il n'est pas recommandé d'utiliser des substances chimiques, comme des composés volatils [...] ou non volatils [...], pour réduire la taille des populations microbiennes du sol [...] étant donné que cette pratique introduit un facteur confusionnel dans les essais biologiques.

Spanish

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