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Serhud [2]
3 years ago
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What is an Obligate anaerobe? How do obligate anaerobes, like the bacteria C. Botulinum, get energy ?

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Daniel [21]3 years ago
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Answer:

See the answer below

Explanation:

<em>Obligate anaerobes are microbes that can only survive in oxygen-deficient environments. They are killed by the normal atmospheric level of oxygen and will only thrive in environments whose oxygen levels are lower than that of normal atmospheric level. </em>

Obligate bacteria such as <em>Clostridium botulinum </em>obtain their energy through <u>anaerobic respiration processes such as fermentation and anaerobic respiration.</u> During this process of fermentation, the lactic acid pathway is mostly used but other fermentation pathways such as propionic acid, mixed acid, acetogenesis, and methanogenesis pathways can be used.

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