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#Question id: 34348


Which of the following correctly distinguish Thermal Death Point (TDP) and Thermal Death Time (TDT)?

#XL - S Microbiology
  1. TDP is the lowest temperature at which all organisms in a sample are killed in 10 minutes.
  2. TDT is the shortest time required to kill all microbes in a sample at a specified temperature.
  3. TDP varies with the size of the microbial population.
  4. TDT is independent of the temperature used for sterilization.