Term: mesophile
Literally meaning:
Origin: Anc Greek
μέσος/mesos(moderate, middle)
-φίλος/philos (=-phile, combining form meaning friend >φιλέω/phileo (verb denoting “love”, “kiss”, “have tenderness for”) >πίλναμαι/pilnamai(=contact, approach)
Coined/History
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Definition
Mesophile is an organism that grows best in moderate temperature, typically between 25 and 40 °C (77 and 104 °F) such as most of bacteria and viruses, that affect humans. Theses organisms usually will not grow below 5 °C.
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