alleryStart learning →A sterile field is kept free of viruses, vegetative microbes and:
AEndoscopes
BEndospores
CEndotoxins
DEndocrines
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Endospores
1. The field must exclude the most resistant form.
2. That form survives ordinary disinfection.
3. A sterile field is kept free of all vegetative microbes, endospores, and viruses.
4. So the answer is endospores.
_Source: OpenStax 'Microbiology', Ch 13 'Control of Microbial Growth'_
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