Bacterial Oxygen Requirements.....

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A discussion of the oxygen requirements of bacteria....

Bacteria can be classified by their oxygen requirements. ¹¹

• Aerobic bacteria require oxygen to support reproduction.
• Camplylobacter jejuni
• Escherichia coli
• Anaerobic bacteria reproduce in the absence of oxygen.
• Listeria (reduced oxygen levels)
• Clostridium perfringens
• Clostridium botulinum
• Facultative bacteria reproduce either in the presence or in the absence of oxygen.
• Salmonella
• Shigella
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Bacillus cereus

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