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What is the oxygen requirement for Bacillus subtilis?

April 26, 2017bacillus Biology Mathematics oxygen requirement subtilis

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What is the oxygen requirement for Bacillus subtilis?

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Bacillus subtilis is a obligate aerobe, and oxygen must be present. There are several bacillus species that are capable at growing without oxygen, but B. subtilis is not one of them. They require oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor in both the respiratory and fermentation metabolic pathways.