The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
facultative anaerobes — (fak ul ta tiv an a er ōbs) Microorganisms that do not require oxygen for growth, but do grow better in its presence … Dictionary of microbiology
facultative — adjective Date: 1820 1. a. of or relating to the grant of permission, authority, or privilege < facultative legislation > b. optional 2. of or relating to a mental faculty 3. a. taking place under some conditions but not under others … New Collegiate Dictionary
facultative — Able to live under more than one specific set of environmental conditions; possessing an alternative pathway. * * * fac·ul·ta·tive fak əl .tāt iv adj 1) taking place under some conditions but not under others <facultative parasitism> 2)… … Medical dictionary
Facultative 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… … Wikipedia
Anaerobes — Anaerobia An*a [ e]r*o bi*a, Anaerobes An aer*obes, Anaerobes An*a [ e]r*obes, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an not + a[ e]ro + Gr.? life.] (Bacteriol.) Ana[ e]robic bacteria. They are called {facultative ana[ e]robes} when able to live either in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anaerobes — Anaerobia An*a [ e]r*o bi*a, Anaerobes An aer*obes, Anaerobes An*a [ e]r*obes, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an not + a[ e]ro + Gr.? life.] (Bacteriol.) Ana[ e]robic bacteria. They are called {facultative ana[ e]robes} when able to live either in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obligate anaerobes — Anaerobia An*a [ e]r*o bi*a, Anaerobes An aer*obes, Anaerobes An*a [ e]r*obes, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an not + a[ e]ro + Gr.? life.] (Bacteriol.) Ana[ e]robic bacteria. They are called {facultative ana[ e]robes} when able to live either in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obligatory anaerobes — Anaerobia An*a [ e]r*o bi*a, Anaerobes An aer*obes, Anaerobes An*a [ e]r*obes, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an not + a[ e]ro + Gr.? life.] (Bacteriol.) Ana[ e]robic bacteria. They are called {facultative ana[ e]robes} when able to live either in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anaerobic 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… … Wikipedia
Microbial metabolism — is the means by which a microbe obtains the energy and nutrients (e.g. carbon) it needs to live and reproduce. Microbes use many different types of metabolic strategies and species can often be differentiated from each other based on metabolic… … Wikipedia
