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Key bacterial example of an obligate anaerobe
Clostridium botulinum (or Clostridium tetani); poisoned by atmospheric oxygen due to a lack of enzymes like catalase and superoxide dismutase to neutralize reactive oxygen species.
Key bacterial example of a facultative anaerobe
Escherichia coli; preferentially uses oxygen when present to produce ATP via aerobic respiration, but switches to fermentation or anaerobic respiration when oxygen is absent.
Key bacterial example of an aerotolerant anaerobe
Lactobacillus acidophilus (or Streptococcus pyogenes); solely carries out fermentative metabolism and does not utilize oxygen, but possesses mechanisms to tolerate and survive exposure to oxygen.
Key bacterial example of a microaerophile
Campylobacter jejuni (or Helicobacter pylori); requires low oxygen environments (typically 2% to 10%O2) for growth and is damaged by atmospheric concentrations of oxygen (≈21%O2).