[
US
/ˈænɝˌoʊb/
]
NOUN
- an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live
How To Use anaerobe In A Sentence
- an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen
- The caecum in particular, is favourable for the growth of anaerobes such as clostridia and bacteroides. Archive 2008-07-01
- Hence, they were likely to be strict anaerobes, or possibly microaerophiles, with a capacity to degrade sugars and/or amino acids, forming acetate as one of the end products.
- Yesterday I found that anaerobe cultures were being received by some one in the Belleclaire, and -- The Treasure-Train
- Obvious growth in the closed branch as well as in the bulb or in the inverted gas tube as well as in the bulk of the medium will indicate that it is a facultative anaerobe; whilst growth only occurring in the bulb or in the closed branch shows that it is an obligate aerobe or anaerobe respectively. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.
- Capsulate anaerobes were isolated more frequently from the blood, spleen, liver, and kidneys of infected animals than were non-capsulate organisms.
- Bacteria most frequently cultured in this setting include anaerobes such as Clostridium species, and aerobes such as E. coli.
- Another example is Clostridium thermocellulum, a thermophilic anaerobe that can utilize cellulose (MIT process). 3 Ethanol Production
- All the photosynthetic bacteria possess the capability in addition to various facultative aerobes and obligate anaerobes.
- ~ -- The question as to whether the organism under observation is (a) an obligate aerobe, (b) a facultative anaerobe, or The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.