Bill Miller wrote: > > Will steam kill Amecican Foulbrood spores? > > I know that simple boiling won't do it, so neither would atmospheric pressure > steam at 100 C. I haven't heard of anyone trying higher pressure steam in > an autoclave; my guess is that it would work but would also be rough on the > woodenware. > > W. G. Miller > Gaitherburg, MD Operation Theatre praxis is: the only wood that can be sterilized (i.e. autoclaved) is teak. And spores are the hardest to kill. -- Richard C. van Ouwerkerk, arts email [log in to unmask] anesthesioloog PE1KFM Geerdinkhof 529 telephone & fax +31 20 6953246 1103 RH AMSTERDAM ZUIDOOST The Netherlands "Das ist wirklich groszartig, Herr Kollege, was sie da geleistet haben" Einstein