Answer
Pasteurization is a more localized form of killing certain bacteria, but will not completely sterilize—that is kill—all microbes and bacteria from a substance.
Work Step by Step
Pasteurization should not be considered a form of sterilization because pasteurization allows some bacteria (namely thermophilic and thermoduric) to survive, whilst sterilization will kill all microbes and bacteria. In this way, pasteurization is a more localized form of killing certain bacteria, but will not completely sterilize—that is kill—all microbes and bacteria from a substance.
