Unless it's sealed in a container marked "sterile", or soaking in bleach for at least 10 minutes, it has germs on it.
All germs have chemicals such as lipopolysaccharides, peptidoglycan, and glycoproteins on their surface that help them interact with their environment and host cells. These surface chemicals play a role in adhesion, colonization, and pathogenicity of the germs.
yes
Cleaning is the process of removing dirt, debris, and germs from a surface, while sanitizing involves reducing the number of germs on a surface to a safe level. Cleaning physically removes dirt and germs, while sanitizing kills or reduces the number of germs present.
Sanitation methods clan and reduce germs on the surface but do not kill the germs. That's why it is very important to read the labels on all your cleaning supplies, because on most of them they're two sets of directions one is for disinfecting (which will kill most germs) and the cleaning which doesn't kill any it just removes the dirt.
how many differnt kinds of germs are there?
I know for sure hot water kills germs
The "epidermis". "epi" means "outer" and "dermis" is "skin" The germs would be on the surface of your skin.
to know how to protect yourself and others from them
Door handles, not necessarily restroom doors.
sanitation is cleaning from most germs.. sanitation is completely eradicating the germs so there is nothing living on the surface of the sanitized area.
I would say doorknobs and sink faucet handles.
Quartz counter top are extremely strong and impervious to bacteria and germs getting into the surface. You still must clean the top as usual. The hardness of the material makes it strong against germs.