aerobic bacteria
Oxygen-requiring tiny organisms
Aerobic bacteria are microorganisms that require oxygen to survive and grow.
They thrive in oxygen-rich environments and use oxygen for cellular respiration, converting nutrients into energy.
The term distinguishes them from anaerobic bacteria, which live without oxygen, and facultative bacteria, which can survive either way.
The wound was infected with aerobic bacteria.
- Bacillus subtilisRod-shaped soil bacterium
- cell wallRigid cellular outer layer
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- growthIncrease in size
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
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