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.)