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The Z-value of a particular bioburden reduction process is the change in temperature that is required to change the D-value (inactivation of 90 % of a population of the test microorganism under stated conditions) by one order of magnitude.
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Conley, C.A. (2014). Z-Value. In: Amils, R., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_1707-2
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