Figure 7.1 a Suspension of 10⁶ Bacillus Cereus Endospores Was Put in Cereus

Multiple Choice

Figure 7.1

A suspension of 10⁶ Bacillus cereus endospores was put in a hot-air oven at 170°C.Plate counts were used to determine the number of endospores surviving at the time intervals shown.
-In Figure 7.1,the thermal death point for this culture is

A) 15 minutes.
B) 50°C.
C) 30 minutes.
D) 170°C.
E) The answer cannot be determined based on the information provided