Examples of anaerobe in a Sentence
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The good bacteria are called lactobacilli; the harmful bacteria are anaerobes.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Oct. 2023
In our lecture on the spore-forming obligate anaerobe Clostridium botulinum, the organism responsible for the production of the botulism toxin, our professor noted that several cases of botulism in Alaskan Natives occurred as a result of changing methods of fermenting meat.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2011
Eventually Stewart took over Bengtson’s work in anaerobes, organisms that survive without oxygen.
—Leila McNeill, Smithsonian, 17 June 2019
Moeller and his colleagues noticed that obligate anaerobes, bacteria that can only survive in an oxygen-free environment, tended to pass from mouse mothers to their offspring but not between other mice through the environment.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2018
In its four hours in the colon, the pill recorded elevated levels of O2, which could mess up anaerobes.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2018
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Oct. 2023
In our lecture on the spore-forming obligate anaerobe Clostridium botulinum, the organism responsible for the production of the botulism toxin, our professor noted that several cases of botulism in Alaskan Natives occurred as a result of changing methods of fermenting meat.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2011
Eventually Stewart took over Bengtson’s work in anaerobes, organisms that survive without oxygen.
—Leila McNeill, Smithsonian, 17 June 2019
Moeller and his colleagues noticed that obligate anaerobes, bacteria that can only survive in an oxygen-free environment, tended to pass from mouse mothers to their offspring but not between other mice through the environment.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 26 Oct. 2018
In its four hours in the colon, the pill recorded elevated levels of O2, which could mess up anaerobes.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2018
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“Anaerobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anaerobe. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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anaerobe
noun
an·aer·obe
ˈan-ə-ˌrōb 
(ˈ)an-ˈa(-ə)r-ˌōb,
-ˈe(-ə)r-
: an anaerobic organism
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anaerobe
noun
an·aer·obe
ˈan-ə-ˌrōb; (ˈ)an-ˈa(-ə)r-ˌōb
-ˈe(-ə)r-
-ˈe(-ə)r-
: an anaerobic organism
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