microaerophile

(ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɛərəʊˌfaɪl)

(Biology) an organism, esp a bacterium, that thrives in an environment low in oxygen

microaerophilic adj

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References in periodicals archive

Pseudomonas and Streptococcus are facultative anaerobes; Fusobacterium, Peptostreptococcus, and Parvimonas are obligate anaerobes; Eikenella is a microaerophile (preferring 10% oxygen, 10% carbon dioxide).

Planktonic Growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa around a Dual-Species Biofilm Supports the Growth of Fusobacterium nucleatum within That Biofilm

INTRODUCTION: Helicobacter pylori is a gram negative, microaerophile, colonizing the human gastric mucosa.

Prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection in patients with atrophic gastritis and role of dark field microscopy in diagnosis

is a microaerophile [15] and, thus, preferred the cultivation in a screw-cap Duran bottle with larger volume of medium which provided limited amount of dissolved oxygen to the bacteria.

Cultivation of lactobacillus plantarum kv1 in whey-containing medium for use as starter in vegetable fermentation

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