anaerobe meaning

Noun: anaerobe 'aneh`rowb

An organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live

Derived forms: anaerobes

See also: anaerobiotic

Type of: being, organism

Encyclopedia: Anaerobe

[Medicine]
n : an anaerobic organism

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all the photosynthetic bacteria possess the capability in addition to various facultative aerobes and obligate anaerobes.
research progress of anaerobe processing technology
research in anti-anaerobe mechanism of nanometer materials
conclusion the anaerobes could be identificated accurately and quickly by gas chromatography
water quality-detection and enumeration of the spores of sulfite-reducing anaerobes clostridia-method by membrane filtration