anaerobic environment

collocation in English

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anaerobic
adjective
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/ˌæn.əˈrəʊ.bɪk/us
/ˌæn.əˈroʊ.bɪk/
not needing or ...
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environment
noun
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/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/us
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and ...
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It forms microcolonies within mucus plaques and generates ananaerobicenvironment.
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The function of the cytochrome c-oxidase in a completelyanaerobicenvironmentis not yet clear.
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This allows the worm to survive in theanaerobicenvironmentof the large intestine, carrying out anaerobic oxidative phosphorylation with fumarate as the electron acceptor.
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But these species of yeast will produce ethanol only in ananaerobicenvironment(not cellular respiration).
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An increase can occur if plant material in the flooded areas decays in ananaerobicenvironmentreleasing (methane and carbon dioxide).
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During carbonic maceration, ananaerobicenvironmentis created by pumping carbon dioxide into a sealed container filled with whole grape clusters.
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Dentures provide a relative acidic, moist andanaerobicenvironmentbecause the mucosa covered by the denture is sheltered from oxygen and saliva.
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This is due to plant material in flooded areas decaying in ananaerobicenvironment, and forming methane, a greenhouse gas.
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In theanaerobicenvironmentof deep water sludge accumulates, while concentrations of ammonium, iron, manganese and toxic hydrogen sulfide increase in the water body.
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These sediments then provide ananaerobicenvironmentwhich protects from further degradation.
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The spores require warm temperatures, a protein source, ananaerobicenvironment, and moisture in order to become active and produce toxin.
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Wetlands and bodies of water, often protect and preserve materials for thousands of years, because of their natural occurringanaerobicenvironment.
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Biogas digesters are used to process methane gas by having bacteria break down biomass in ananaerobicenvironment.
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Some advance presses can even be flushed with nitrogen to create a completeanaerobicenvironmentthat can be desired for wine making with white wine grapes.
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Without the presence of oxygen, also known as ananaerobicenvironment, regular cellular respiration can not take place and a process known as fermentation takes over.
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When bacteria grow in anaerobic environments, the terminal electron acceptor is reduced by an enzyme called a "reductase".
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In anaerobic environments, different electron acceptors are used, including nitrate, nitrite, ferric iron, sulfate, carbon dioxide, and small organic molecules such as fumarate.
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Sulfate-reducing bacteria are common in anaerobic environments where they aid in the degradation of organic materials.
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It can survive in aerobic and anaerobic environments, and can digest materials such as gelatin and hemoglobin.
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Midnighter is capable of surviving in anaerobic environments for short time periods and possesses a secondary replacement heart.
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