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Describe how one could experimentally determine whether a bacterium

was a psychrophile or a mesophile.

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incubate two cultures, one around 10°C and the other around 35°C. If it grows in the lower temperature incubator, it is a psychrophile. If it grows in the higher temperature incubator, it is a mesophile.

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How can you determine experimentally whether a bacterium is a psychrophile or a mesophile? incubate two cultures, one around 10°C and the other around 35°C. If it grows in the lower temperature incubator, it is a psychrophile. If it grows in the higher temperature incubator, it is a mesophile.

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