noun
facultative anaerobic bacteria; facultative anaerobe
Technical term in microbiology for bacteria that can grow with or without oxygen. Often contrasted with 偏性嫌気性菌 (obligate anaerobes).
See also: 通性嫌気性細菌
大腸菌は通性嫌気性菌の代表例である。
E. coli is a typical example of a facultative anaerobic bacterium.
通性嫌気性菌は酸素の有無にかかわらず増殖できる。
Facultative anaerobic bacteria can grow regardless of the presence or absence of oxygen.
Compound of 通性 (facultative), 嫌気性 (anaerobic), and 菌 (bacterium/microbe). The term is a direct calque from English 'facultative anaerobic bacteria'.