Can you squish bacteria to kill it?

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If you put a liquid with bacteria in it between two flat metal plates and applied like 100tons of force how much (if any) of the bacteria would survive?

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Some food is pasteurized by a process called high pressure processing. It uses pressure of up to 50,000 psi to kill bacteria, yeast and mold. More details are [here](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascalization)

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