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aerobe
1. An organism that can live and grow only in the presence of oxygen; especially a bacterium.
2. An organism that can use oxygen as a final electron acceptor in a respiratory chain.
3. A micro-organism that requires free oxygen for its existence.
2. An organism that can use oxygen as a final electron acceptor in a respiratory chain.
3. A micro-organism that requires free oxygen for its existence.
An antonym of anaerobe.
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aero-, aer-, aeri- +
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“aerobe”
obligate aerobe, obligate aerobium
An organism especially a bacterium that requires air or free oxygen for life or which is dependent on the presence of molecular oxygen to breathe.