Obligate anaerobe

Illustrate when it is state that a bacteria is an obligate anaerobe?

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Obligate anaerobes are such living beings which do not survive in the existence of oxygen. For illustration, the bacteria Clostridium tetani, agent of tetanus, is an obligate anaerobe. In superficial wounds, it is ordinary to employ hydrogen peroxide to expose anaerobic microorganisms to oxygen and destroy them.

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