classification of organisms according to oxygen requirement
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can only grow in low concentrations of oxygen (lower than air)
What is microaerohpiles
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aerobic organisms can maintain life via. fermentaiton or anerobic resp. with reduced metabolic efficiency in the absence of oxygen And example
What is facultative anaerobe ex. e. coli
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need oxygen ex.
What is obligate aerobe ex. mycobacterium tuburculosis
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what is an obligate anaerobe
oxygen is a deadly poison ( dont have enzymes to get rid of toxic and highly reactive forms of oxygen) ex. clostridium sp.
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what is aerotolerant anaerobe
can't use oxygen in metabolic pathways but can tolerate it by having enzymes to detoxify poisonous forms ex. lactobacilli
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