Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria can be identified by growing them in test tubes of thioglycollate broth: 1: Obligate aerobes need oxygen because they cannot ferment or respire anaerobically. They gather at the top of the tube where the oxygen concentration is highest. What device could you use to cultivate anaerobicRead More →
The Virus must carry out their reproduction by parasitizing a host cell. … b. They cannot multiply outside a living cell. What is the meaning of facultative parasites? Definition. noun, plural: facultative parasites. An organism that lives independent of a host but may occasionally be parasitic under certain conditions. WhatRead More →
Why are Obligate Anaerobes Killed in Oxygen? Unlike obligate aerobes, which require oxygen to survive, obligate anaerobes are actually poisoned by it. Unlike many organisms which thrive in oxygenated environments, obligate anaerobes do not have several key enzymes needed to detoxify oxygen in the cell. Why is oxygen toxic toRead More →
The Plasmodium falciparum parasite during erythrocyte stages produces its energy mainly through anaerobic glycolysis, with pyruvate being converted into lactate. Why is Plasmodium an obligate parasite? Plasmodium is an obligate parasite. It is an intracellular parasite living inside the cells of its host. … It first affects the mosquito inRead More →