<biology> Requiring oxygen but at a level lower than that typically found in the Earth's normal sea-level atmosphere. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...
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(mi″kro-ār´o-fil″ik) requiring oxygen for growth but at lower concentration than is present in the atmosphere; said of bacteria.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mī′krō-ār-ō-fil′ik Synonyms: microaerophil2
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microaerophilic, microaerophile, microaerophily 1. Thriving in a free oxygen concentration significantly less than that of the atmosphere. 2. A reference to an environment in which the partial pressure of oxygen is significantly below normal atmospheric levels but which is not fully anaerobic. 3. A tiny organism; such as, a bacterium, which is cap...
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