microaerophilic

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microaerophilic

[¦mī·krō¦er·ə¦fil·ik]
(microbiology)
Pertaining to those microorganisms requiring free oxygen but in very low concentration for optimum growth.
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Remanella and Loxodes) are microaerophiles (Finlay and Fenchel, 1989; Fenchel and Finlay, 1991).
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The chocolate agar plates were incubated under anaerobic conditions in an anaerobic jar for the possible isolation of microaerophiles.
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