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Definition of Anaerobe
1. Noun. An organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live.
Specialized synonyms: Obligate Anaerobe
Derivative terms: Anaerobiotic
Definition of Anaerobe
1. Noun. An anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anaerobe
1. an organism that does not require oxygen to live [n -S]
Medical Definition of Anaerobe
1. A microorganism that either does not require oxygen or actually cannotlive in the presence of oyxgen. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anaerobe
Literary usage of Anaerobe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vorlesungen über Pflanzenphysiologie by Ludwig Jost (1904)
"... ist zum Durchlaufen ihrer normalen Entwicklung, als anaerobe solche, die ohne
Sauerstoff auskommen, oder denen Sauerstoff geradezu schädlich ist. ..."
2. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique: A Laboratory Guide for the by John William Henry Eyre (1902)
"(b) When it is desired to separate a facultative anaerobe from a strict ...
As a result of these rapid subcultures, the facultative anaerobe will be secured ..."
3. Atlas and Principles of Bacteriology by Karl Bernhard Lehmann, Rudolf Otto Neumann, George H. Weaver (1901)
"Grown as anaerobe. V. Sugar-agar plate, four days at 37°. X 60. Superficial and
deep colony. ... Grown as anaerobe. IXi" Microscopic preparation. ..."
4. A Manual of General Or Experimental Pathology for Students and Practitioners by Walter Sydney Lazarus-Barlow (1904)
"Though growth may be completely absent if an aerobe be placed under anaerobic
conditions, or an anaerobe be placed under aerobic conditions, the aerobe or ..."
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