The difference between thermal death time and thermal death point in microbicidal activity is that
A. thermal death time is the shortest amount of time required to kill an organism at a 100oC, whereas thermal death temperature is the lowest temperature required to kill an organism in 10 minutes.
B. thermal death time is the greatest amount of time required to kill an organism at a specific temperature, whereas thermal death temperature is the lowest temperature required to kill an organism in 10 minutes.
C. thermal death time is the shortest amount of time required to kill an organism at a specific temperature, whereas thermal death temperature is the lowest temperature required to kill an organism in 10 minutes.
D. thermal death time is the shortest amount of time required to kill an organism at a specific temperature, whereas thermal death temperature is the lowest temperature required to kill an organism in 30 minutes.
Answer: C
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