obligate anaerobes
11Anaerobic organism — Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria can be identified by growing them in liquid culture: 1: Obligate aerobic (oxygen needing) bacteria gather at the top of the test tube in order to absorb maximal amount of oxygen. 2: Obligate anaerobic bacteria… …
12metabolism — /meuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. 1. Biol., Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf. anabolism, catabolism …
13protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… …
14Yeast — of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae Scientific classification Domain …
15Periapical cyst — Classification and external resources CT scan through head showing a right periapical cyst ICD 10 K …
16food preservation — Any method by which food is protected against spoilage by oxidation, bacteria, molds, and microorganisms. Traditional methods include dehydration, smoking, salting, controlled fermentation (including pickling), and candying; certain spices have… …
17Bacterial phyla — …
18Diazotroph — Diazotrophs are bacteria and archaea that fix atmospheric nitrogen gas into a more usable form such as ammonia.[1] A diazotroph is an organism that is able to grow without external sources of fixed nitrogen. Examples of organisms that do this are …
19Anaerobies — An*a [ e]r*o*bies, n. pl. [Gr. an priv. + ?, ?, air + bi os life.] (Biol.) Micro[ o]rganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it. See {obligate anaerobes} under {anaerobes}. Sternberg. [1913 Webster +PJC] …
20Facultative anaerobic organism — A facultative anaerobic organism is an organism, usually a bacterium, that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present but is also capable of switching to fermentation. In contrast, obligate anaerobes die in presence of oxygen.Some… …
