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Microbial Diversity (GATE - XL)
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Trichosporonoides nigrescens sp. is an extremophilic yeast like fungus. Which of the following conditions can it resist?
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Low availability of water
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Trichosporonoides nigrescens is an xerophile. Thus, it can resist low availability of water. It is able to grow at water activities as low as 0.75.