Pasteurization: Methods, Parts, and Thermal Resistance
How pasteurization works, the difference between LTLT, HTST, and UHT, why Coxiella burnetii sets the temperature, and the phosphatase test that proves it worked.
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Aastha Shrestha
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About Aastha Shrestha
Aastha Shrestha is a Biotechnology graduate with an M.Sc. from National College, Tribhuvan University. Her academic interests center on Molecular Biology and Immunology; two fields that are increasingly converging in modern diagnostic and clinical microbiology.
She contributes to Microbeonline with the goal of making complex concepts in these areas approachable and exam-relevant for students across medical, biotechnology, and laboratory science programs.
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