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Micro lab exam
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
10/13/2011
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Term
anaerobic
 Definition
no oxygen
Term
strict aerobes
 Definition
must have O2 to metabolize
Term
strict anaerobe
 Definition
  • must have O2 free environement
  • cannot protect themselves from toxic by-products of aerobic metabolism
Term
facultative anaerobe
 Definition
  • grow with/without Oxygen 
  • have both types of metabolism pathway that can protect themselves from the toxic by product
Term
aerotolerant anaerobe
 Definition
  • only have anaerobic metabolism
  • but can protect themselves from O2
Term
Microaerophilles
 Definition
  • love little air
  • O2 can be present but at a reduce level concentration
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