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Would you expect anaerobic bacteria to possess the enzyme Cytochrome Oxidase? Why or why not?

Would you expect anaerobic bacteria to possess the enzyme Cytochrome Oxidase? Why or why not?

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Aerobic bacteria uses oxygen as an electron acceptor during the oxidation process.

In this reduced cytochrom used and water and oxidized cytochrome are formed.

In anaerobes there is no use of oxygen & cytochrome oxidase performs redox where oxygen is the electron acceptor.

In anaerobes there is no oxygen as the final electron acceptor, so they don't possess cytochrome oxidase.

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