Anaerobic Bacteria
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An Anaerobic Bacteria is a bacteria that is an anaerobic organism.
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- Example(s):
- an Obligate Anaerobe, such as: Clostridium botulinum (botulism), and Clostridium tetani (tetanus).
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- Counter-Example(s):
- an Aerobic Bacteria.
- See: Facultative Anaerobic Organism, Protozoa, Obligate Anaerobe, Aerotolerant Organism.
References
2017
- https://www.quora.com/Can-anaerobic-bacteria-survive-in-the-presence-of-oxygen
- QUOTE: … Some anaerobic bacteria are killed in the presence of oxygen. This is because oxygen is very highly reactive and needs to be neutralized by the cell in order for it to survive. These kinds of bacteria lack the enzymes to detoxify oxygen radicals. They are called obligate anaerobes. Example: Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium responsible for botulism, or Clostridium tetani, which causes tetanus.
Other bacteria are facultative anaerobes, like Escherichia coli. They can switch their metabolism to suit either the presence or absence of oxygen because they have the protective enzymes mentioned above.
Still other bacteria can tolerate oxygen but do not use it. …
- QUOTE: … Some anaerobic bacteria are killed in the presence of oxygen. This is because oxygen is very highly reactive and needs to be neutralized by the cell in order for it to survive. These kinds of bacteria lack the enzymes to detoxify oxygen radicals. They are called obligate anaerobes. Example: Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium responsible for botulism, or Clostridium tetani, which causes tetanus.