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Acidophile
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A microorganism that has its growth optimum between about pH 0 and 5.5
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Aerobe
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An organism that grows in the presence of atmospheric oxygen
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Aerotolerant Anaerobe
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An organism that grows equally well whether or not oxygen is present
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Alkalophile
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A microorganism that grows best at pHs from about 8.5 to 11.5
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Anaerobe
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An organism that grows in the absence of free oxygen
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Balanced Growth
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Microbial growth in which all cellular components are synthesized at constant rates relative to each other
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Barophilic (Barophile)
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Organisms that prefer or require high pressures for growth and reproduction
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Barotolerant
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Organisms that can grow and reproduce at high pressures but do not require them
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Batch Culture
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A culture of microorgs produced by inoculating a closed culture vessel containing a single batch of medium
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Cardinal Temperatures
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Minimum, Optimum, and Maximum growth temps
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Chemostat
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A continuous culture apparatus that feeds medium into the culture vessel at the same rate as medium containing microorgs is removed; the medium in a chemostat contains one essential nurtrient in a limiting quantity
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Coenocytic
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Refers to a multinucleate cell or hypha formed by repeated nuclear divisions not accompanied by cell divisions
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Colony Forming Units (CFU)
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The number of microorgs that form colonies when cultured using spread plate or pour plates; an indication of the number of viable microorgs in a sample
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Compatible Solutes
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Solutes that are compatible with metabolism and growth when at high intracellular concentrations
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