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CRYOPHILOUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-11-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Plant Biology
- Ecology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cryophilic
1, record 1, English, cryophilic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cryophilous 2, record 1, English, cryophilous
correct
- cryophile 3, record 1, English, cryophile
adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied [especially] to bacteria which flourish at low temperatures. 4, record 1, English, - cryophilic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The presence of cold-episodes during the Upper Pleistocene might has caused a general expansion of deciduous broadleaved plants and cryophilous evergreen coniferous plants as well as the southward expansion of cryophilous arctic-alpine and alpine floras in Korea. 5, record 1, English, - cryophilic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Most bacteria of medical importance are A. psychrophiles. B. mesophiles. C. cryophiles. D. thermophiles. E. amphophiles. 3, record 1, English, - cryophilic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Biologie végétale
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cryophile
1, record 1, French, cryophile
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un micro-organisme qui peut se développer au-dessous de 0 %. 2, record 1, French, - cryophile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les végétaux, à part les rares cryophiles, ont aussi leurs périodes : ils entrent en sommeil à la fin de l'automne, et ils sont si bien adaptés aux influences des saisons qu'une plante ensommeillée ne se réveillera pas, même si vous la placez dans des conditions d'humidité et de lumière qui soient favorables. 3, record 1, French, - cryophile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi «psychrophile». 4, record 1, French, - cryophile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Biología vegetal
- Ecología (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- criófilo
1, record 1, Spanish, cri%C3%B3filo
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese de una] especie adaptada a temperaturas inferiores a cero grados. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cri%C3%B3filo
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