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Obligate aerobe
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Obligate aerobe
An
obligate aerobe
is an
organism
that requires
oxygen
to grow. Through
cellular respiration
, these organisms use oxygen to metabolise substances, like sugars or fats, to obtain energy. In this type of respiration, oxygen serves as the terminal electron acceptor for the
electron transport chain
.
Aerobic respiration
has the advantage of yielding more energy (
adenosine triphosphate or ATP
) than
fermentation
or
anaerobic respiration
, but obligate aerobes are subject to high levels of
oxidative stress
.
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