MASTERING MICROBIOLOGY TAXONOMY
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Author: BAUMAN
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Anaerobes are the organisms that can survive in the absence of oxygen which means that they are capable of carrying out their cellular activities in the absence of oxygen. Anaerobes can be facultative or obligate in nature.
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