Ask Tech Support: What Bacterium Grows In Cold Temperatures?

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Publish Date: December 8, 2015

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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