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Aerobe

Definition

noun, plural: aerobes

An aerobic organism, i.e. an organism that requires oxygen for growth and oxygen based metabolism (e.g. aerobic respiration).


Supplement

Word origin: French aérobie : Greek āēr, air + Greek bios, life.

Also called: aerobic organism.
Compare: anaerobe.


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Re: Mycobacterium tuberculosis

In culture - it's a strict aerobe.

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by JorgeLobo
Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:44 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Identifying unknown bacteria

... are not sufficient to identify your unknown. For example, you could say, 'While I have shown that unknown #3 is a gram (-) bacillus, facultative aerobe, thus far not enough data has been gathered to definitively identify this bacterium. Based on this observations, I am confident that this bacterium ...

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by hiimkimmie
Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:54 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Identifying unknown bacteria
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Identifying unknown bacteria

... catalase because it bubbled. amalase is present because starch was digested. it does not have casinase because it did not digest pepsin. it is aerobe, an obligate aerobe because it must have oxygen it will not grow in TSI, triple sugar iron and it will not grow in SCA, simmons citrate agar ...

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by hiimkimmie
Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:14 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Identifying unknown bacteria
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help identifying unknown bacteria

... at the top of the light yellow liquid agar broth (NO sediment at the bottom) optimum temp to grow bacteria is 37C Thioglycolate test = obligate aerobe Gram Positive Streptobacillus with what appear to be spores Oxidase Production = Negative I have narrowed my choices down (from a list of 25 ...

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by Nancy
Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:36 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: help identifying unknown bacteria
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HELP ME PLEASE ......!!

... a. a depletion of nutrients b. a hypotonic environment c. lower osmotic pressure d. a hypertonic environment e. lower pH 22. the term faculative anaerobe refers to an organism that C a. does not use oxy gen but tolerates it b. is killded by oxugen c. uses oxygen or grows without oxygen d. requires ...

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by BCH04
Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:15 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HELP ME PLEASE ......!!
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