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What are the examples of obligate anaerobes?
Posted February 8, 2024
Answer
Obligate anaerobes survive only in anaerobic environments. They cannot survive in the presence of oxygen.
Examples of obligate anaerobes include:
- Clostridium
- Propionibacterium
- Actinomyces
- Veillonella
- Fusobacterium
- Bacteroides
- Peptostreptococcus
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