mesophile
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A mesophile is an organism that grows best in moderate temperature, neither too hot nor too cold, with an optimum growth range from . The optimum growth temperature for these organisms is 37 °C (about 99 °F). The term is mainly applied to microorganisms. Organisms that prefer extreme environments are known as extremophiles. Mesophiles have diverse classifications, belonging to two domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and to kingdom Fungi of domain Eukarya. Mesophiles belonging to the domain Bacteria can either be gram-positive or gram-negative. Oxygen requirements for mesophiles can be aerobi
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Within Vinony's link graph, mesophile is referenced by 345 other articles, and connects out to extremophile, anaerobic organism and psychrophile.
It sits within the topics Anaerobic digestion, Biodegradable waste management and Biodegradation.
Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- organism
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- opposite of
- extremophile
- Commons category
- Extremophiles
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Habitat
- Mesophiles vs. extremophiles
- Adaptations
- Oxygen requirements
- Roles
- Examples
- ''Listeria monocytogenes''
- ''Staphylococcus aureus''
- ''Escherichia coli''
- See also
- References
A mesophile is an organism that grows best in moderate temperature, neither too hot nor too cold, with an optimum growth range from . The optimum growth temperature for these organisms is 37 °C (about 99 °F). The term is mainly applied to microorganisms. Organisms that prefer extreme environments are known as extremophiles. Mesophiles have diverse classifications, belonging to two domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and to kingdom Fungi of domain Eukarya. Mesophiles belonging to the domain Bacteria can either be gram-positive or gram-negative. Oxygen requirements for mesophiles can be aerobic or anaerobic. There are three basic shapes of mesophiles: coccus, bacillus, and spiral.
==Habitat== The habitats of mesophiles can include cheese and yogurt. They are often included during fermentation of beer and wine making. Since normal human body temperature is 37 °C, the majority of human pathogens are mesophiles, as are most of the organisms comprising the human microbiome.
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