| Description | Organisms which are capable of growth and reproduction in the presence of oxygen. The only organisms which should have the state NO for this property are obligate anaerobes. In some fields the definition of aerobe is identical to this term, while other fields utilize a narrower definition related to the amount of oxygen present in the optimal growth conditions and the role which oxygen plays in the metabolism of the organism. For this reason, the term aerobe is not applied to this Genome Property. |
