偏性嫌気性菌 (へんせいけんきせいきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomoragerm, fungus, bacteria
Related words
- 嫌気性菌
嫌気性菌 is a broader term for any anaerobic bacterium, while 偏性嫌気性菌 specifically refers to obligate anaerobes that cannot tolerate oxygen at all.
- 通性嫌気性菌
通性嫌気性菌 (facultative anaerobe) can grow with or without oxygen, unlike 偏性嫌気性菌 which strictly requires an oxygen-free environment.
Etymology
Compound of 偏性 (obligate) + 嫌気性 (anaerobic) + 菌 (bacterium). The term is a direct calque from English 'obligate anaerobe'.