For any particular experiment prepare a smear culture on agar and incubate at 37° C. for 24 hours anaerobically.
anaerobic an·aer·o·bic (ān'ə-rō'bĭk, -â-rō'bĭk)
adj.
Relating to or being an anaerobe.
Living without oxygen.
| anaerobic Occurring in the absence of oxygen or not requiring oxygen to live. Anaerobic bacteria produce energy from food molecules without the presence of oxygen. Compare aerobic. |
A descriptive term for a process, such as fermentation, that can proceed only in the absence of oxygen, or a living thing that can survive only in the absence of oxygen. (Compare aerobic.)
