Question: What bacterium grows in cold temperatures?
Answer: Try Arthrobacter psychrolactophilus ATCC® 700733™*, Microbiologics catalog # 0260. This species, a psychotroph, grows at a chilly 5° C. According to Modern Food Microbiology by Jay et al., a psychrotroph is an organism that can grow at temperatures between 0° and 7° C and produce visible colonies (or turbidity) within 7 to10 days of this temperature range.
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