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mesophile [′mez·ə‚fīl] (biology) An organism, as certain bacteria, that grows at moderate temperature. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Stubbings says unlike most Europe-made mesophilic digesters, which operate roughly in the range of human body temperature, their thermophilic version operates at a higher temperature (50 to 55 C) which kills more pathogens and produces more gas. 2002) found that mesophilic bacterial and archaeal populations survived steam treatment in laboratory studies using soils collected from contaminated sites. A rapid start-up was achieved with sludge from an existing mesophilic activated sludge plant treating mill wastewater. |
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