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It depends on the time and temperature. Lets say, you drop the temperature of the bacteria's environment to -50 degrees C for 1 minutes. It would have a larger possibility of making the inner bacterial plasma to freeze and expand thus breaking the cell wall and killing the bacteria then you expose the bacteria to - 100 degrees for 0.001 second. But do be aware of bacterias that have anti-freeze capabilities in their genes. They might stand extreme cold temperature without dying because the anti freeze genes produce anti freeze proteins that help delay the plasma from freezing. But for sure, all beings have their limits eh.... we just don't know the limits are... -RPW-
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∙ 12y agoWell it depends......like what type of bacteria, if someone pops a pimple in there nose and it gives u a bacteria then u have a 10 or 20 percent chance of killing it because that bacteria can travel to your brain. But if you get a bacteria from a pin worm or some sort, I positive that u can kill it.
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What are the effects of antibiotics on disease-causing bacteria?
Certain types of antibiotics will kill certain types of bacteria.
Why Boiling water can be used to disinfect but not to sterilize?
Certain bacteria such as thermophiles and hyperthermophiles are capable of surviving and thriving in high temperatures, especially those beneath 100C (the temperature water boils at). Thus, boiling instruments would not be sterile as certain microorganisms would still be present.
What kind of drugs can kill bacteria?
The types of drugs that can kill bacteria are called 'antibiotics'.
Once beer reaches its ideal temperature is it harmful to restore it to room temperature for a long period?
No, the alcohol will kill any bacteria. This is not true for food however.
How does pasteurization help protect food against bacterial contamination?
Pasteurizat­ion is a compromise. If you boil a food, you can kill all bacteria and make the food sterile, but you often significantly affect the taste and nutritional value of the food. When you pasteurize a food (almost always a liquid), what you are doing is heating it to a high enough temperature to kill certain (but not all) bacteria and to disable certain enzymes, and in return you are minimizing the effects on taste as much as you can. Milk can be pasteurized by heating to 145 degrees F (62.8 degrees C) for half an hour or 163 degrees F (72.8 degrees C) for 15 seconds.
What are the effects of antibiotics on disease-causing bacteria?
Certain types of antibiotics will kill certain types of bacteria.
Can eating yogurt help cure bacteria?
Yogurt can kill bacteria because of certain enzymes that are naturally in it.
What is fruit juice pasteurisation?
Pasteurization is a process of heating liquids to a certain temperature (not as high as boiling) to kill bacteria; it can be used for various drinks, such as milk, beer, or fruit juice.
What temperature do you need to cook pork to kill bacteria?
Pork should be cooked to 160 degrees F to kill bacteria. 70 degrees will make you sick.
What temperature range kills bacteria?
different bacteria have different temperature ranges many however are adapted to the temperature of 37 degrees Celsius (core temperature of the human body) so for those bacteria anything above 45 to 50 will usually kill them
Can chemical reactions kill bacteria?
certain chemical reactions do kill bacteria for example when bacteria enters the body the stomach contains High concentrations of Hydrochloric acid which destroys the bacteria preventing further damage to the body.
How does infection affect body temperature?
On reason we get a fever when we are sick is due to our body raising the temperature with an attempt to try and kill off certain bacteria and viruses that are sensitive to temperature change.
What makes Bacteria multiply?
bacteria need to be at the right temperature to multiply (room temperature) which is why we freeze/cook food, temperatures that are to hot and too cold kill the spores (bacteria) and therefore kill them
What temperature can bacteria rest in?
Depends on the bacteria, most bacteria in our body is ok at 98.6 degrees. so by the body elevating our temps with fever we try to kill the bacteria.
What temperature does bacteria thrive in food tech?
Any temperature less than around 60 °C for most bacteria. However, there are bacteria in food that can survive past 100 °C. Freezing does not significantly kill bacteria, but puts it into a dormant stage, where they can no longer thrive and reproduce.
Will freezing a germ kill it?
the answer is yes. this is because the decreasing temperature would cause most of the bacteria cells to die and eventually the bacteria would die.
Why Boiling water can be used to disinfect but not to sterilize?
Certain bacteria such as thermophiles and hyperthermophiles are capable of surviving and thriving in high temperatures, especially those beneath 100C (the temperature water boils at). Thus, boiling instruments would not be sterile as certain microorganisms would still be present.
