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obligate anaerobe

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obligate anaerobe [¦äb·li‚gāt ′an·ə‚rōb]
(microbiology)
A microorganism that cannot use oxygen and can grow only in the absence of free oxygen.
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botulinum is an obligate anaerobe, it remains unclear if a particular concentration of oxygen is capable of preventing toxigenesis.
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Campylobacter concisus, which was in last month's update of aerobic bacteria names, is also in the update of anaerobic bacteria that follows because it is an obligate anaerobe.
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