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Definition of Thermophilous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermophilous
Literary usage of Thermophilous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Micro-organisms and Fermentation by Alfred Peter Carlslund Jørgensen, Alfred Jörgensen, A. E. Lennholm (1900)
"To these thermophilous species belong several lactic acid bacteria, and probably
also the various bacteria occurring in tobacco fermentation. ..."
2. Micro-organisms and Fermentation by Alfred Peter Carlslund Jørgensen, Alfred Jörgensen, Alexander Kenneth Miller, A. E. Lennholm (1900)
"On the contrary, a number of bacteria capable of withstanding heat (thermophilous)
have been discovered. The bacillus ther- mophilus described by MIQUEL ..."
3. Lectures on Plant Physiology by Ludwig Jost (1907)
"On the other hand, thermophilous Bacteria can flourish in media which, owing to
fermentative processes, exhibit a maximum temperature of 75°, ..."
4. Canning and Preserving of Food Products with Bacteriological Technique: A by Edward Wiley Duckwall (1905)
"These bacteria are non-pathogenic, that is, not disease producing, in man and
animal, They are called thermophilous, or heat loving bacteria, ..."
5. Outlines of Bacteriology (technical and Agricultural) by David Ellis (1909)
"When the temperature of protoplasm reaches 55° C., in the case of all except the
thermophilous or heat-loving bacteria, death ensues. ..."
6. Laboratory work in bacteriology by Frederick George Novy (1899)
"The bacteria which can thus grow at unusually high temperatures are non-pathogenic,
and, are designated as thermophilous. When it is remembered that the ..."
7. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1871)
"The thermophilous species already alluded to may be described as perhaps the type
of the genus, the L. saccharina being simpler in its structure. ..."
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