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aerobe
This term is primarily used in microbiology and biochemistry to categorize organisms based on their metabolic relationship with oxygen. It carries a clinical and scientific connotation, typically appearing in laboratory reports, academic textbooks, or medical diagnoses regarding bacterial infections.
Because it describes a biological classification, it is often contrasted with anaerobes. The term implies a dependency on oxygen for cellular respiration, making it a precise technical descriptor rather than a general term for living things.
Meanings
Examples
Most humans are obligate aerobes because we cannot survive without oxygen.
Is this specific strain of bacteria an aerobe or an anaerobe?
The sample contains a strict aerobe that dies quickly in an oxygen free environment.
An aerobe uses oxygen as the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain.
The lab technician identified the organism as an aerobe after the incubation period.
The lab technician identified the organism as an aerobe after the incubation period.
Unlike an anaerobe, an aerobe thrives in the presence of atmospheric oxygen.
We need to ensure the culture medium is well oxygenated for the aerobe to grow.