Bioburden
Bioburden is the load of viable microorganisms present in materials, products, surfaces, or other locations.
In context
It may provide important information when controlling material condition before sterilization or during processing. Consider the test method's coverage and sampling conditions together.
Example
Reducing microorganism numbers differs from removing every substance derived from those microorganisms.
Key distinction
Bioburden describes microbiological condition but does not represent all contamination types.
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