Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a liking for a low temperature: applied to a group of bacteria whose optimum temperature of growth lies between 15° and 20° C. See
bacterium .
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- adjective Capable of
living at relatively lowtemperature ; used especially of certainbacteria .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thus, true psychrophilic organisms must also be "xerotolerant" (adapted to extremely dry environments).
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Growth of psychrophilic microorganisms at subzero temperatures.
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Field measurements of gas fluxes in Alaska and northern Eurasia revealed that winter CO2 emissions can account for up to half of annual CO2 emissions [107], implying significant cold-season activity in psychrophilic ( "cold-loving") soil microbes.
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Meanwhile, they also found that psychrophilic bacterial count (PBC) of all tannic acid treated samples was lower, compared with that of non-treated sample regardless of packaging condition.
FoodQualityNews RSS jane.byrne@decisionnews.com 2010
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"Among the hundreds of psychrophilic bacterial species, there are undoubtedly numerous essential gene products that are inactivated at temperatures that are relevant to biotechnology applications," the study states.
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Meanwhile, they also found that psychrophilic bacterial count (PBC) of all tannic acid treated samples was lower, compared with that of non-treated sample regardless of packaging condition.
MeatProcess RSS jane.byrne@decisionnews.com 2010
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Meanwhile, they also found that psychrophilic bacterial count (PBC) of all tannic acid treated samples was lower, compared with that of non-treated sample regardless of packaging condition.
MeatProcess RSS jane.byrne@decisionnews.com 2010
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Meanwhile, they also found that psychrophilic bacterial count (PBC) of all tannic acid treated samples was lower, compared with that of non-treated sample regardless of packaging condition.
FoodQualityNews RSS jane.byrne@decisionnews.com 2010
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Meanwhile, they also found that psychrophilic bacterial count (PBC) of all tannic acid treated samples was lower, compared with that of non-treated sample regardless of packaging condition.
MeatProcess RSS jane.byrne@decisionnews.com 2010
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Meanwhile, they also found that psychrophilic bacterial count (PBC) of all tannic acid treated samples was lower, compared with that of non-treated sample regardless of packaging condition.
MeatProcess RSS jane.byrne@decisionnews.com 2010
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