LOOSE LEAF TEXT W/ MODIFIED MAST MICRO
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Author: BAUMAN
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Chapter 6, Problem 8MC
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Introduction:
Based on the microbe’s preferred ranges of temperature in which their growth is best supported, microbes are of four types: psychrophilic, mesophiles, thermophiles, and hyperthermophiles. Other types of microbes like barophiles, acidophiles, neutrophils, alkaliphiles, and halophiles are found based on different characters of their environment.
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LOOSE LEAF TEXT W/ MODIFIED MAST MICRO
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