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Microbial Growth
FATTOM
Food
Acid
Temperature
Time
Oxygen
Moisture
Factors Affecting Microbial Growth
Food
Food
Food
Sulfur
Acid (pH)
Classification
of microbes
according
to tolerance
of pH
extremes
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Temperature
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Temperature
Type of
microorganism
Growth Range
Optimum
Psychrophiles
-10 - 20C
10 - 15C
Psychrotrophs
0 - 30C
20 - 25C
Mesophiles
10 - 50C
36 - 38C
Thermophiles
40 - 72C
55 - 65C
Thermodurics
35 - 80C
45 - 55C
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Temperature
effects
on growth
rate.
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Time
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Oxygen
Poisonous at high concentrations
Often combined with hydrogen to form
water
Microorganisms have variation in need to
metabolize oxygen
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Oxygen
Type of Organism
Description
Oxygen Level
Example
Obligate aerobe
With O2
20%
B.subtilis
Obligate anaerobe
Without O2
0%
C. botulinum
Facultative anaerobe
With/without O2
0-20%
E.coli
Microaerophiles
With O2
2-10%
Campylobacter
Aerotolerant
With/without O2
0-20%
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Aerotolerant
anaerobes
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Moisture
Types of water
Bound
Water activity
Amount
of free water
Potentially hazardous 0.97-0.99
Lowest Aw to prevent bacterial growth: 0.85
Factors Affecting Microbial Growth
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Plasmolysis
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Osmotic Pressure
Halophiles
Can
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Classification
of microbes
according
to salinity
tolerances.
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