Aerobe

/ˈɛəroʊb/ noun

An organism, usually a bacterium, that needs oxygen to survive and grow.

From aero- (air/oxygen) + -be (from Greek bios, life); literally 'air-lifer'; coined in late 1800s microbiology to distinguish oxygen-dependent organisms.

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