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Aerobic

Definition

adjective

(1) Of, pertaining to, having, or requiring the presence of air or free oxygen.

(2) (biology) Requiring air or oxygen for life or survival, used especially to refer to aerobic bacteria.

(3) (physiology) Pertaining to respiration occurring in the presence of oxygen, as aerobic respiration.


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Word origin: Greek aero- "air" + bios "life".
Related forms: aerobically (adverb), aerobe (noun)

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NEED HELP ON A FORMULA/CALCULATION PLEASE!!!

Does anyone know if it is possible to work backwards from the improvement in N, P, K, nutritional values in Cattle Slurry gained by Aerobic Digestion (shown on 'before' and 'after' nutritional analysis reports), to calculate the level of digestion which took place in order to attain the ...

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by rentarep
Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:15 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NEED HELP ON A FORMULA/CALCULATION PLEASE!!!
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Needing help identifying uknowns for micro lab

... Gram negative negative Rod 2x1 3 to 4x1 Motile non pos PR lactose pos negative PR glucose pos pos Litmus alkaline didn't test FTM facultative aerobic Catalase negative negative MR pos pos VP pos Starch negative hydrolysis Amylase negative pos TSI yby ry Gas pos negative H2S pos negative glucose ...

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by avon7774
Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:35 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Needing help identifying uknowns for micro lab
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Methods Identifying Unknown Bacteria?

... the microscopic observation (gram, shape, capsule...) is usually done after the bacteria has been grown so you should know by then if it is aerobic or not. Then a group of selective media either prepared by hand or in a kit (Biomerieux API, BD crystal...) selected on the basis of the first ...

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by canalon
Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:27 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Methods Identifying Unknown Bacteria?
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Methods Identifying Unknown Bacteria?

Isn't the first thing to do is a Gram stain? And then find out if it is anaerobic, aerobic, or facultative? then look at it under a microscope for its shape? what about the media that it can grow on? put different antibiotics in the media and see if it still ...

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by kolean
Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:42 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Methods Identifying Unknown Bacteria?
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cellular respiration???

... is used by the giant protein ATPase to form the energy currency ATP. A total of 36 or 38 moles of ATP are produced per mole of glucose in aerobic respiration. It was a simple a and very brief explanation. If you need more help..let us know.

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by freshbiology
Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:39 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: cellular respiration???
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