examples of each type of aerobe/anaerobe

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Key bacterial example of a microaerophile

Campylobacter jejuni (or Helicobacter pylori); requires low oxygen environments (typically 2%2\% to 10% O210\%\,O_2) for growth and is damaged by atmospheric concentrations of oxygen (≈21% O2\approx 21\%\,O_2).