anaerobic organisms

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• Anaerobic organism — Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria can be identified by growing them in liquid culture: 1: Obligate aerobic (oxygen needing) bacteria gather at the top of the test tube in order to absorb maximal amount of oxygen. 2: Obligate anaerobic bacteria… …   Wikipedia

• Anaerobic respiration — (anaerobiosis) refers to the oxidation of molecules in the absence of oxygen to produce energy, in opposition to aerobic respiration which does use oxygen. Anaerobic respiration processes require another electron acceptor to replace oxygen.… …   Wikipedia

• Anaerobic oxidation of methane — (AOM) is a microbial process occurring mainly in anoxic marine sediments. During AOM methane is oxidized with sulfate as the terminal electron acceptor: CH4 + SO42 → HCO3 + HS + H2OAccording to current knowledge, AOM is mediated by a syntrophic… …   Wikipedia

• Anaerobic digestion — and regenerative thermal oxidiser component of Lübeck mechanical biological treatment plant in Germany, 2007 …   Wikipedia

• Anaerobic filter — In sewage treatment systems, an anaerobic filter (AF) is a form of anaerobic digester. The digestion tank contains a filter medium where anaerobic bacterial populations organisms that live in the absence of air can establish themselves. Such… …   Wikipedia

• Organisms used in water purification — A flowering water purifying plant (Iris pseudacorus) At present, several species of water purifying plants, bacteria, and fish are used in water purification, improving efficiency and/or ecosystem support. Contents …   Wikipedia

• anaerobic — /ænəˈroʊbɪk / (say anuh rohbik) adjective 1. Biology, Physiology (of organisms or tissues) requiring the absence of free oxygen or not destroyed by its absence. 2. relating to or caused by the absence of oxygen: anaerobic decomposition. 3.… …  

• Comparison of anaerobic and aerobic digestion — Anaerobic aerobic system comparison Anaerobic digestion Composting Digestate Compost Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide Methane Heat Hydrogen sulfide (trace levels) The following article is a comparison of aerobic and anaerobic digestion. In both… …   Wikipedia

• Polyphosphate-accumulating organisms — (PAOs) are a group of bacteria that, under certain conditions, facilitate the removal of large amounts of phosphorus from wastewater in a process, called enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR). PAOs accomplish this removal of phosphate by… …   Wikipedia

• Facultative anaerobic organism — A facultative anaerobic organism is an organism, usually a bacterium, that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present but is also capable of switching to fermentation. In contrast, obligate anaerobes die in presence of oxygen.Some… …   Wikipedia

• Acidophile (organisms) — Acidophilic organisms are those that thrive under highly acidic conditions (usually at pH 2.0 or below) . These organisms can be found in different branches of the tree of life, including Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryotes. A partial list of these …   Wikipedia