Aerobes
Aerobes
Aerobes (/ˈɛəroʊbz/; from the Greek: ἀήρ, aēr, "air" and βίος, bios, "life") are organisms that use oxygen for cellular respiration. They are found in nearly all environments on Earth, including soil, water, and the human body.
Classification
Aerobes can be further classified into two groups: Obligate Aerobes and Facultative Anaerobes. Obligate aerobes require oxygen to grow, while facultative anaerobes can grow without oxygen when necessary.
Metabolism
Aerobes use Oxygen for Cellular Respiration, a process in which cells produce energy by oxidizing nutrients. This process produces carbon dioxide and water as byproducts.
Examples
Examples of aerobic organisms include most animals, such as humans, and certain types of bacteria, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
Related Terms
- Anaerobes: Organisms that do not require oxygen for growth. They may react negatively or even die if oxygen is present.
- Microaerophiles: These are organisms that require oxygen to survive, but require environments containing lower levels of oxygen than are present in the atmosphere.
- Aerobic Respiration: The process most living cells use to create the "energy currency" of life, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from nutrients, with oxygen as the final electron acceptor.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Aerobes
- Wikipedia's article - Aerobes
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski