A facultative anaerobe is an organism that performs aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but switches to anaerobic respiration or fermentation if oxygen is absent.
Un anaerobio facultativo es un organismo que realiza respiración aeróbica si hay oxígeno, pero cambia a respiración anaeróbica o fermentación si no lo hay.
| Front | facultative anaerobe |
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| Back | An organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present but that switches to anaerobic respiration or fermentation if oxygen is not present. |
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