Compare the following entities for resistance to microbial control procedures. C

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Compare the following entities for resistance to microbial control procedures. Categorize them as high, moderate, or low resistance and explain why based on the structural features of each one considered. Each are listed below prions, yeast, mycobacterium lepreae, staphylococcus aureus, herpes virus. Compare the following entities for resistance to microbial control procedures. Categorize them as high, moderate, or low resistance and explain why based on the structural features of each one considered. Each are listed below prions, yeast, mycobacterium lepreae, staphylococcus aureus, herpes virus.

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Prions are the high resistant micro organisms. These are proteinaceous infectious particles which are 18 times harder to kill and most resistant to microbial entities.
Mycobacterium and staphylococcus are moderate resistant micro organisms. Mycobacterium cells have thick waxy layers. Staphylococcus are heat and chemical resistant due to thick protective peptidoglycan cell walls.
Viruses are low resistant microorganisms because of absence of cell wall.

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