NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Question
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The most common classification of microbes with an optimum growth temperature of 25-40oC are ____
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psychrophiles.
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hyperthermophiles.
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mesophiles.
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thermophiles.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Bacteria known as mesophiles, which include most pathogens and common environmental bacteria, grow best in temperatures ranging from 20 to 40 degrees Celsius (68 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit). Mesophiles are generally killed by temperatures much hotter or colder.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mesophiles grow best at moderate temperatures in the range of 20 °C to about 45 °C. Pathogens are usually mesophiles. Thermophiles and hyperthemophiles are adapted to life at temperatures above 50 °C.
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