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Facultative Bacteria

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-010642

1. Bacteria that can live under aerobic or anaerobic conditions.

2. Bacteria living in the presence or absence of free oxygen. Facultative bacteria are important in the decomposition of manure.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-010642
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesTerms of Environment; Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Glossary; AgSTAR Handbook Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010642",
  "term": "Facultative Bacteria",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Bacteria that can live under aerobic or anaerobic conditions.\n\n2. Bacteria living in the presence or absence of free oxygen. Facultative bacteria are important in the decomposition of manure.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment; Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Glossary",
    "AgSTAR Handbook Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/facultative-bacteria/"
}

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