(esp of bacteria) having an ideal growth temperature of 20–45°C
Derived forms
mesophile (ˈmɛsəʊˌfaɪl)
noun
mesophilic in American English
(ˌmezəˈfɪlɪk, ˌmes-, ˌmizə-, -sə-)
adjective
(of bacteria)
growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C
Also: mesophile, mesophilous (mɪˈzɑfələs, -ˈsɑf-)
Word origin
[1895–1900; meso- + -philic]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: apothecaries' measure, backstage, calling card, freewheel, slapstickmeso- is a combining form meaning “middle,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix meso- include: Mesozoic, mesonephros, mesopelagic, mesosome, mesosphere; -philic is a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -phile. Other words that use the affix -philic include: cryophilic, lipophilic, lyophilic, oleophilic, stenothermophilic
Examples of 'mesophilic' in a sentence
mesophilic
Mesophilic aerobic bacteria were not removed efficiently.
Claudia Coronel-Olivares, Ulises Iturbe, Alejandro Álvarez-Hernández, Carlos M. Franco-Abuín,José M. Miranda-López, Francisco Prieto-García, Rosa I. Beltrán-Hernández, GabrielaA. Vázquez-Rodríguez, Sylvia Martínez-Hernández 2013, 'Resistance and Inactivation Kinetics of Bacterial Strains Isolated from the Non-Chlorinatedand Chlorinated Effluents of a WWTP', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthhttp://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/10/8/3363. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Protease from this microbial strain was mesophilic.
Vishalkirti Vijay Kalaskar, Narayanan Kasinathan, Volety Mallikarjuna Subrahmanyam,Josyula Venkata Rao 2014, 'OPTIMIZATION OF EXTRACELLULAR ACID PROTEASE PRODUCTION FROM ASPERGILLUS NIGER BY FACTORIALDESIGN', Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Scienceshttp://www.jmbfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jmbfs-0487-kalaskar.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Heterotrophic cultivable psychrophilic and mesophilic microbiota were confirmed to be prevalent in this cave.
Barbora Gaalova, Alena Donauerova, Milan Seman, Helena Bujdakova 2014, 'Identification and ß-lactam resistance in aquatic isolates of Enterobacter cloacaeand their status in microbiota of Domica Cave in Slovak Karst (Slovakia)', International Journal of Speleologyhttp://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol43/iss1/7/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The same happened with mesophilic microorganisms (0.31, 0.33 and 1.04 log cycles increases, respectively).
Ângela M. Fiorentini, Ernani S. Sant'Anna, Anna C.S. Porto, Jaciara Z. Mazo, BernadetteD.G.M. Franco 2001, 'Influence of bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus plantarum BN in the shelf-lifeof refrigerated bovine meat Influência de bacteriocinas produzidas por Lactobacillusplantarum BN na vida útil de carne bovina refrigerada', Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822001000100010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Their enzymes are active at cold temperatures by being structurally more flexible than mesophilic enzymes.
Bystroff Christopher, Pitman Derek J, Watters Kyle, Paredes Diana I, Dordick JonathanS 2011, 'Comparative void-volume analysis of psychrophilic and mesophilic enzymes: Structuralbioinformatics of psychrophilic enzymes reveals sources of core flexibility', BMC Structural Biologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6807/11/42. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The isolated strain of bacteria belongs to neutrophilic and mesophilic microorganisms.
Н. С. Верхоляк, Т. Б. Перетятко 2018, 'MORPHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SULFATE-REDUCING BAСTERIA ISOLATED FROM THE SYSTEMOF LVIV WASTEWATER TREATMENT', Mìkrobìologìâ ì Bìotehnologìâhttp://mbt.onu.edu.ua/article/view/139440. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The mesophilic and psychrotrophic count showed a linear increase.
Elzânia Sales Pereira, Patrícia Guimarães Pimentel, Ivone Yurika Mizubuti, LouiseManha Peres, Natália Albieri Koritiaki, Marina Avena Tarsitano, Ana Maria Bridi, EdsonLuis de Azambuja Ribeiro, Camila Constantino 2012, 'Quality of aged ewe meat in vacuum-packaging system for different storage periods Qualidadeda carne maturada de ovelhas em sistema de embalagem a vácuo durante diferentes períodosde acondicionamento', Semina: Ciências Agráriashttp://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/13550. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Most lactic acid producers are mesophilic organisms.
Caili Zhang, Cheng Zhou, Nilnate Assavasirijinda, Bo Yu, Limin Wang, Yanhe Ma 2017, 'Non-sterilized fermentation of high optically pure d-lactic acid by a geneticallymodified thermophilic Bacillus coagulans strain', Microbial Cell Factorieshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-017-0827-1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)