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facultative anaerobe

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facultative anaerobe [′fak·əl‚tād·iv ′an·ə‚rōb]
(microbiology)
A microorganism that grows equally well under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.


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1) All these species are facultative anaerobes and part of the normal oral microflora.
Since the vast majority of bacteria that cause clinically significant problems in patients are either aerobes or facultative anaerobes (bacteria that consume oxygen), changes in the level of oxygen in a platelet sample indicate the presence of bacteria.
 
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