*selah* wrote:
>> I was wondering if the "ultra"-bacteria (bacteria the size of viruses such
> as crytosporidium, etc.) are as resistant to heat sterilization as other
> bacteria - i.e. needing 120 degrees C for 20 minutes - or if it's like
> viruses needing only 80 degrees C for a minutes or so.
>> Thanks.
>
Ultrasmall bacteria are still controversial. They really haven't proven
to many scientists that they do exist. I would speculate that they are
as heat resistant as other bacteria, but that entirely depends upon the species.
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Cheers,
Timothy Paustian
Univ.of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
http://www.bact.wisc.edu/gradstudies/paustian.html
