Definitions of anaerobe in English
noun
(1) An organism (especially a bacterium
(2) An organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live
Examples of anaerobe in English
(1) Other normal inhabitants of the birth canal - staph, strep, diphtheroids, anaerobes , E. coli and Listeria - are other pathogens that may cause neonatal pneumonia.
(2) Major and limb-threatening infections usually are polymicrobial and may involve aerobic gram positive cocci, gram negative bacilli, anaerobes , and enterococci.
(3) Foot infections in diabetic patients are commonly polymicrobial and may involve aerobes and anaerobes .
(4) The most recently released agents have significant antimicrobial activity against gram-positive streptococci, atypical pathogens and anaerobes .
(5) Organisms that preferentially attack the fallopian tubes include Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and mixed aerobes and anaerobes .
synonyms of anaerobe
