Letter F

Facultative

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<B>1.</B> In general, not obligatory but rather capable of adapting to different conditions.

The opposite of facultative is obligate.<BR><B>2.</B> In bacteriology, bacteria that can grow under either aerobic or anaerobic circumstances (with or without oxygen)

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