The shortest time required to kill all the microbes in a sample at a specified temperature is called the
A)thermal death point (TDP).
B)thermal death time (TDT).
C)sporicidal time.
D)death phase point.

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The shortest time required to kill all the microbes in a sample at a specified temperature is called the thermal death time (TDT). Option A, thermal death point (TDP), refers to the lowest temperature required to kill all the microbes in a sample in 10 minutes, not the time required. Sporicidal time (C) refers to the time required to kill bacterial endospores. Death phase point (D) is not a valid term in microbiology.

The Shortest Time Required to Kill All the Microbes in a Sample