Adaptation to oxygen concentration

What will be an ideal response?


-obligate aerobe: need O2
-facultative anaerobe: prefer O2
-aerotolerant anaerobe: ignore O2
-strict anaerobe: O2 is toxic
-Microaerophile: <2-10% O2

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