Answer to Question #4930 in Microbiology for admalin

Question

can a faculitative anaerob exist on histidine alone under anaeroobic condition? why?

Answer 1

Hystidine alone will not be enough for all vital functions for which it
requires also the aminoacids from peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins
etc ,especially taking into consideration a necessity of the microelements for
enzymes for microorganism being tollerance in the presence of oxygen.