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Difference between Facultative Aerobes and Facultative anaerobes

Biology Asked by Jovin Goh on July 16, 2021

My Prof started off talking about Aerobes, there being obligate aerobes and those that can metabolise compounds such as $ce{NO3-}$, $ce{SO4^{2-}}$.

Then he began talking about anaerobes and those that can process $ce{O2}$, calling them facultative anaerobes.

Are they not the same thing?

Edit:

Prof has responded that yes, they are the same thing, though he didn’t say why. My guess is that anaerobes simply refer to organisms that can use things like $ce{NO3-}$, $ce{SO4^{2-}}$ to respirate, aerobes simply refer to organisms that can use $ce{O2}$ to respirate, and facultative refers to how they can tolerate the condition opposite to the one they can use.

ie facultative anaerobe = anaerobe, but can tolerate oxygen
(facultative aerobe = aerobe, but can tolerate the lack of oxygen)

Anyone can verify if this is correct?

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