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You cannot differentiate a mesophile from a psychrophile by testing growth at 20 C. Many Arctic/Antarctic bacteria will grow at 20 C. However most true psychrophiles will grow near 0 C but mesophiles will not. Typically most mesophiles will not grow below 15 C. There are no perfect temperature guidelines but testing growth at the extremes of the presumed range can help you decide how to classify a particular bacterium.

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