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What is the difference between erobic and anaerobic bacteria?In: Microbiology |
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Aerobic bacteria absorb oxygen from thier surroundings and use this to oxidise sugars inorder to release energy. Firstly the oxygen is used to remove carbon from the sugars (carboxylation) this releases carbon dioxide. Electrons are removed from the sugar compounds and pass along an electron transport chain in the mesosome membrane. The electrons then combine with oxygen and protons at the end of the chain to form water. This is called aerobic respiration.
Anaerbic bacteria do not do this full process. They partially break down sugars in the absence of oxygen, this anaerobic respiration releases far less energy.
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