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p> span 2.5 pts Question 2 When might a gas treatment with ethylene oxide gas be used to control microbial growth instead of autoclaving? What are some examples? HTML Editora - Paragra B I VA - A - I E , EE - DOVEDT 112pt

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Ethylene oxide is used for disinfection than autoclaving when things to be sterilized are medical and pharmaceutical equipments, which cant stand, high temperature and pressure of autoclaving.

Eg: electonic elecrical equipments such as electrocauterization machine.

Plastic containers.

Implants sensitive to heat and steam.