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What (who) is obligate$54266$ - definition
MICROORGANISM
Obligate anaerobic; Obligate anaerobic organisms
Obligate parasite
PARASITIC ORGANISM THAT CANNOT COMPLETE ITS LIFE-CYCLE WITHOUT EXPLOITING A SUITABLE HOST
Holoparasite; Obligate parasitism
An obligate parasite or holoparasite is a parasitic organism that cannot complete its life-cycle without exploiting a suitable host. If an obligate parasite cannot obtain a host it will fail to reproduce.
obligate
Obligarotye
¦ verb
1. compel (someone) to undertake a legal or moral duty.
2. US commit (assets) as security.
¦ adjective Biology restricted to a particular function or mode of life: an obligate parasite.
Derivatives
obligator noun
Origin
ME (as adjective in the sense 'bound by the law'): from L. obligat-, obligare (see oblige).
obligate
Obligarotye
(obligates, obligating, obligated)
If something obligates you to do a particular thing, it creates a situation where you have to do it. (FORMAL)
The ruling obligates airlines to release information about their flight delays...
VERB: V n to-inf
Wikipedia
Obligate anaerobe
Obligate anaerobes are microorganisms killed by normal atmospheric concentrations of oxygen (20.95% O2). Oxygen tolerance varies between species, with some species capable of surviving in up to 8% oxygen, while others lose viability in environments with an oxygen concentration greater than 0.5%.
