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Anaerobe vs Aerobe - What's the difference?

anaerobe | aerobe |

As nouns the difference between anaerobe and aerobe

is that anaerobe is an anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes while aerobe is (biology) any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.

anaerobe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes.

    • aerobe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive