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Aerobic bacteria

Aerobic bacteria are bacteria that can grow and live when oxygen is present.

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Scheld WM, Patel R. Introduction to microbial disease: pathophysiology and diagnostics. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 26th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 261.

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 24th ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760767/0/aerobic. Accessed July 8, 2025.

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 24th ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732824/all/bacterium. Accessed July 8, 2025.

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Tests for Aerobic bacteria

 
 

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