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1 MICROBIAL DEATH Antonio Casolari I. A. Microorganisms and Lethal B. Shape of Survivor Curves ........................................ ...........................2 II. Single Hit A. Heat Inactivation 1. Thermodynamic a. Maximum Allowable Q10 ........................................ ..........12 b. Minimum Allowable z ........................................ ...............13 c. The Highest Allowable Energy 2. Mechanisms and B. Radiation C. Chemical D. Theoretical III. Target Theory.

4 D T = 1 / k' (2) The use of D 90 or D 10 refers to the fact that after a treatment time t = 1 / k', 90% of the microbial population is destroyed or, alternatively, 10% of the population survives.

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