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Facultative aerobic bacteria / Facultative anaerobic organism
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Key feature: Facultative anaerobes can grow with or without oxygen because they can metabolize energy aerobically or anaerobically. They gather mostly at the top because aerobic respiration generates more ATP than fermentation
Facultative anaerobic bacteria are different from Obligate anaerobes. They may consume dietary carbohydrates. This can divert nutrients from the host. It might also produce harmful compounds.
Their important enzymes are: Superoxide Dismutases (SODs), catalase, [peroxidase](brain://U11ip2j_7kmDEV2iBd3R4g/Peroxid…
References (Sources)
- Ecological Adaptations of Gut Microbiota Members and Their Consequences for Use as a New Generation of Probiotics
- Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis and Immunometabolism: New Frontiers for Treatment of Metabolic DiseasesReview
- Our extended microbiome: The human-relevant metabolites and biology of fermented foods.
- Prescott’s Microbiology
- The intestinal microbiota: Antibiotics, colonization resistance, and enteric pathogens
- The Role of Gut Microbiota in Tumor Immunotherapy
- Transmission of the gut microbiota: spreading of healthReview