zxcvbob wrote:
> Pennyaline wrote:
>> Peter A wrote:
>>> In article > ,
>>> ess says...
>>>>> Then the article is wrong. You are right that freezing does not
>>>>> kill bacteria but that was not the original claim. Freezing does
>>>>> stop all bacterial action.
>>>> you might be surprised:
>>>> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...Med&list_uids=
>>>>
>>>> 10943552&dopt=Abstract
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Permit me to indulge in a minor fit of sighing and eye-rolling. OK,
>>> now I'm done.
>>>
>>> "Below freezing" which is what this article talks about means "below
>>> 0 degrees C." It does not necessarily mean "frozen." Yes, a few
>>> organisms can exist at temperatures below 0 degrees, but they are not
>>> frozen - the water has not crystallized. That is what we have been
>>> talking about.
>>
>> Anything else? Last I knew, water freezes at 0 degrees C (32 degrees
>> F), and that means crystallized.
>>
>
> Some organisms are able to accumulate a bunch of glycol or glycerin in
> their cells that acts as an antifreeze to lower the freezing point.

And spores are not affected by ordinarily high and low temps, including
freezing and boiling.