Which is correct regarding the rate of microbial death?

A. Cells become metabolically inactive but are never killed.
B. Cells die at increasingly greater rates.
C. Upon contact with the control agent, all cells die at one time.
D. Cells in a culture die at a constant rate.
E. Only older cells die in a culture.


Answer: D

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