Sterilization - The process of destroying all forms of life, including infectious agents, from a surface, fluid, or biological medium with the use of heat, chemicals, irradiation, high pressure, filtration, or some combination of these methods.⏎
Strain - A genetic variant or specific subtype of a microorganism, such as a virus or bacteria.⏎
Tissue Culture - The process by which tissues are intentionally grown under controlled conditions.⏎
Virus - An infectious agent that is only capable of replicating itself inside the living cells of other organisms.⏎
Sperm Cell - The male gamete, or sex cell, which carries the hereditary material of the male parent and unites with the female egg cell during sexual reproduction.⏎