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psychrophiles |
-5 to 15 C fatty acid composition in plasma membrane |
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psychotrophs |
20 to 30 C often found in fridge |
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mesophiles |
25 to 45 C most pathogens fall under this category |
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thermophile |
45 to 70 hot springs, thermal vents, geysers |
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hyperthermophile |
70 C+ deep sea vent, mud pot, geysers, volcanic regions |
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obligate aerobes |
require oxygen source of ATP: oxygen |
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obligate anaerobes |
must have NO oxygen cannot survive in presence of oxygen ex. Clostridium botulinum |
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facultative anaerobe |
grows best without oxygen, but can still survive in presence of oxygen ex. E. coli |
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microaerophile |
can survive in presence of very low quantity of oxygen ex. Helicobacter pylori |
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aerotolerant anaerobe |
can grow equally well with and without oxygen does not use any oxygen for ATP (uses fermentation) ex. Streptococcus pyogens |
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Fungi oxygen requirements: |
aerobic or facultatively anaerobic |
