title: Microaerophily.
abstract: Objections to previous definitions of "anaerobiosis" and "micro-aerophily" are discussed, and a new definition of "micro-aerophily" is proposed. A survey of physiological characteristics of the micro-aerophilic bacterium Campylobacter sputorum spp. bubulus is given, and the concept of "micro-aerophily" is illustrated by the results of a study on the oxygen metabolism and oxygen sensitivity of this bacterium.
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004579:Electron Transport; D010100:Oxygen / Q000494:pharmacology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen