Definition of Anaerobic organism

EPA Glossary of Climate Change Terms
Anaerobic organism
An organism that does not need oxygen to stay alive. See anaerobic.

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Anaerobic organism Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Soil Glossary - Mani
Anaerobic Organism
One that lives in an environment without molecular oxygen.

Agricultural Glossary/yigini2004
Anaerobic Organism
: One that lives in an environment without molecular oxygen.


Anaerobic organism Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Anaerobic organism
An anaerobic organism is any organism that does not require oxygen for growth.
  • Obligate anaerobes will die when exposed to atmospheric levels of oxygen.
  • Facultative anaerobes can use oxygen when it is present.
  • Aerotolerant organisms can survive in the presence of oxygen, but they are anaerobic because they do not use oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor.

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