aerobe.
Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.
Meaning & usage
Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobieder. English aerobe Derived from French aérobie. By surface analysis, aero- + -obe.
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