Facultative anaerobe
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A facultative anaerobe is an organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present but that switches to fermentation under anaerobic conditions.
See also
External links
- Facultative Anaerobic Bacteria (http://trishul.sci.gu.edu.au/courses/ss12bmi/micro_groups/fac_anaerobes.html)
- Obligate Anaerobic Bacteria (http://trishul.sci.gu.edu.au/courses/ss12bmi/micro_groups/obl_anaerobes.html)
- Anaerobic Bacteria and Anaerobic Bacteria in the decomposition (stabilization) of organic matter. (http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/compost/chapter1.html)