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aerobic, anaerobic

Terms discussed: aerobe (pl. aerobes), anaerobe (pl. anaerobes)



An aerobic organism requires a supply of free oxygen for its metabolism; an anaerobic one does not. Aerobiotic and anaerobiotic are 19th century versions of the same terms. An aerobe is an aerobic organism, and an anaerobic organism is an anaerobe.

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